Qld: Watchdog in teenager death probe

AAP General News (Australia)
02-10-2009
Qld: Watchdog in teenager death probe

BRISBANE, Feb 10 AAP - Queensland's Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) will oversee
an investigation into the death of a teenager run over by a car after he was arrested
by police.

Andrew Dornen, 16, was left lying on a busy road in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, on Saturday night.

He was rushed to hospital with massive head injuries but did not recover.

Police arrested the teenager after receiving reports of a man wielding a machete in
the suburb of Brassall at about 11pm (AEST) on Saturday.

He was reportedly unarmed when arrested by plainclothes police officers.

The dead youth voluntarily lay down on the road after being shown a taser, police said.

Police said their attempts to halt the approaching car were unsuccessful.

The initial investigation is being conducted by officers from the police ethical standards
command, who will prepare a report for the coroner.

A spokeswoman for the CMC said the organisation would oversee the internal police investigation
because the incident was a death in custody.

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