law
8 Nov 2023

Ambulance officer breaks down in court during mosque attack inquest

From Checkpoint, 5:18 pm on 8 November 2023

A senior ambulance officer has broken down in court after being asked whether more staff could have saved lives at Christchurch's Al Noor mosque in 2019.

The coronial inquest into the March 15th mosque attacks continued at Christchurch today.

The experienced St John paramedic became emotional on the stand when asked whether ambulance staff had the capabilities to treat dozens of critically wounded people inside the mosque.

Our Christchurch reporter Adam Burns was in court.