Scott Johnson, Sydney's gay-hate murders and the two men who loved him most Read more“Nonetheless, I am persuaded to the requisite standard that Scott died as a result of a gay-hate attack. Justice NSW (@NSWJustice) The State Coroner has found Scott Johnson died as a result of a gay hate crime. “Now it’s time for a homicide investigation.”The initial police investigation into Johnson’s death came under intense scrutiny in the years after 1988. The last inquest, held in 2012, delivered an open finding that Johnson’s death could have been suicide, murder, or an accident. Scott Johnson inquest told Narrabeen Skinheads gang boasted about bashing man Read moreThe initial inquest, held by the coroner Derrick Hand in the 1980s, found Johnson’s death to be suicide.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2017 23:41 UTC