Overview
- Inspector Peter Shaw testified he was not told for about four and a half hours that Operation Plato had been declared, calling the lack of notification a failure.
- Control-room video showed Chief Inspector David Mather saying the confirmed death toll was "not as bad" as he first thought, as earlier evidence detailed a low initial risk rating and no firearms deployment.
- Testimony described all armed response vehicles leaving the city to rekit as the attacks escalated, with senior officers acknowledging the city was left exposed.
- Custody footage played to the inquiry showed Valdo Calocane kicking a female officer after arrest and refusing to engage with key questions or provide samples, according to Chief Inspector Lisa Murray.
- Healthcare evidence included emails from an NHFT manager flagging Calocane’s prior contact as a "big worry" and raised questions over a missed fuller psychiatric assessment in custody, with further policing witnesses scheduled to give evidence today.