Victim's family tells of loss after Taser death
ROBERTO LAUDISIO CURTI came to Sydney to learn English and enjoy Australian life. But what started as a night out in Kings Cross ended with the wealthy 21-year-old Brazilian orphan dead on a city...
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WHEN the Sao Paolo newspapers first reported that a young man from this city had died after being Tasered and capsicum-sprayed on the streets of Sydney, they had to provide explanations and diagrams...
View ArticlePolice 'ordered' not to use Taser on student
THE most senior police officer at the death of a young Brazilian student has said the use of Tasers during the arrest was un-necessary and the large amount of capsicum spray used was inappropriate....
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View ArticleStudent dies in Taser attack – but his 'crime' was petty shoplifting
In an incident which has been compared to the fatal shooting by police of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell underground station in London in 2005, Roberto Laudisio Curti was chased by six officers...
View ArticleOfficers used excessive force and showed appalling judgement, says NSW Coroner
POLICE involved in the struggle with Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti behaved with an "ungoverned pack mentality" like schoolboys from Lord of the Flies, a coroner found this morning. NSW...
View ArticleGirlfriend Jeanne Berringer grieves for police Taser victim Roberto Curti
THE grieving girlfriend of police Taser victim Roberto Laudisio Curti has described his death as "a cruel injustice" and declared she would miss him "eternally". Jeanne Berringer took to social...
View ArticleStudent dies in Taser attack - but his 'crime' was petty shoplifting
The family of a young Brazilian man who died in Sydney after being pursued by police firing Taser stun guns and pepper spray, because he had allegedly stolen a packet of biscuits, are demanding a full...
View ArticleOfficer denies thuggery in Curti Tasering
Probationary Constable Daniel Barling Tasered Roberto Laudisio Curti. Photo: Kate Geraghty A probationary constable involved in the violent arrest of a young Brazilian student has admitted he Tasered...
View ArticleFinal chilling moments as Brazilian student Roberto Curti dies on ths street
THESE are the harrowing last moments of Roberto Laudisio Curti's life, captured on dramatic video from the Taser which brings him crashing to the ground after a chase through city streets. A single...
View ArticleRoberto's last moments: Tasered student pictured on store's CCTV
This picture appears to show a shirtless Roberto Laudisio Curti behind the counter of the Sydney CBD store. Photo: SBS A Brazilian student who died after being Tasered by police has been identified in...
View ArticlePolice tried to taser student 14 times
BRAZILIAN student Roberto Laudisio Curti was an "impressive and promising young man" - who died after police tried to taser him 14 times as he ran in fear through the Sydney CBD, a coroner was told...
View ArticleTaser cops struck twice in the one night
TWO police officers under investigation over the death of Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti had been at the scene of another Taser shooting in the area just hours beforehand, a court has heard....
View ArticleCurti sister slams cops at Sydney inquest
AAP The grieving sister of Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti has slammed the "lack of integrity" of the NSW Police Force and the brutality aimed at her brother on the night he died. Ana...
View ArticleTaser inquest's sad, silent witness
Lost their brother .... Ana Luisa Laudisio de Lucca with her husband, Michael Reynolds. Photo: Edwina Pickles Spare seats have been hard to come by in Glebe Coroner's Court over the past two weeks....
View ArticleTasered student had superhuman strength from LSD: inquest
LSD ... Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti. Was he Tasered 17 times? A Brazilian student shared a tab of LSD with two friends in the hours before he was Tasered by police and died, an inquest...
View ArticleThere's anger in Sao Paolo, Brazil over the Taser death in Sydney of Roberto...
WHEN the Sao Paolo newspapers first reported that a young man from this city had died after being Tasered and capsicum-sprayed on the streets of Sydney, they had to provide explanations and diagrams...
View ArticleFriends, family call for justice as Taser victim farewelled
Friends and relatives of Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti weep during his burial service in Sao Paulo. Photo: AP Friends and family have gathered at a funeral in Brazil to farewell Roberto...
View ArticleDid police fire Tasers 17 times before this man died?
Questions … Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti, who died in Sydney in March. Police in pursuit of a Brazilian student fired their Tasers up to 17 times in about as many minutes. An inquest...
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