Suicidal father goes to police station armed with hammer

With a heavy criminal past, Timothy Hart had regained employment and stopped taking drugs, but a breach of his release conditions rekindled his desperation. In Mackay, he walked into a police station armed with a hammer, demanding that the police kill him. The officers were calm, repeating that they didn't want to use lethal force. After two minutes of tension, a Taser neutralized him. The magistrate praised the officers' handling and granted Hart immediate parole, hoping he would continue his progress.