LynnMall stabbing inquiry will not be released until after August

(Radio NZ) The inquiry into the LynnMall stabbings is not expected to finalise its report until the end of August.

Ahamed Samsudeen injured eight people in a supermarket before being shot dead by police last September.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority said it was “well advanced” on completing the draft report.

However, a long consultation period would be needed on the draft “given the complexity of the issues,” the IPCA’s principal operations adviser Warren Young said.

Even then, after August, it cannot be released until it is checked for classified information.

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