Police suspend use of bean-bag rounds after woman killed by strike to the heart
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Police say a bean-bag round entered the body of Newcastle woman Krista Kach, who was involved in a stand-off with police in Stockton last week.

Key points:

  • NSW Police have suspended the use of bean-bag rounds when responding to high risk incidents
  • Krista Kach, 47, died last week after a shot fired by police struck her heart
  • Ms Kach was involved in a 10-hour stand-off with police at Stockton in Newcastle