what his family needs to know.

With AAP.

On February 10, 2015, Courtney Topic was shot dead by police while she was standing in front of a Hungry Jack's in Hoxton Park, in the western suburb of Sydney

. was only 22 years old.

Courtney We saw him carry a 20 cm knife in his right hand, while drinking in a take-away cup to his left.

Now, his parents hope that the coroner's recommendations will be taken into account so that no other family will suffer from grief. Ronny Topic said Monday in front of the Glebe Coroners Court:

Courtney was probably suffering from a psychotic episode due to undiagnosed schizophrenia and was probably unable to understand. Police told him to put down his knife, said Liz Ryan, deputy coroner of the state.

Mistakes – Including Police Failure

Ryan made 10 recommendations focusing on police mental health training – including for radio operators.

"If the changes are not made, there will be more deaths like Courtney's. , "The coroner said.

Nearly 42 percent of people pulled by police between 1989 and 2011 in Australia were suffering from a mental illness, the court heard

Out of court, Courtney's mother Leesa Topic noted mental health problems "Do not remember her like a statistic, she is not a statistic, she is my beautiful daughter, whom I just want to hold and hug and "We just hope that we remember him for the beautiful soul that it is and if something positive can come out of it, then no other family should live this life." then we will be grateful at. "

M. Topic said the family had never blamed the officers involved. They realized the problems related to police training and resources

. Their daughter was described as a gentle woman who had never exhibited aggressive or antisocial behavior

Ryan says that even though Courtney's death should not have occurred,

The young man The 22-year-old was heading to Upper Constable Ethan Tesoriero and was within two meters of him when he shot him in the chest. He had reason to believe that his life was in danger.

But the coroner also concluded that the police had taken an approach to disarm it, which was not appropriate

. More than 2,500 people were trained in an optional four-day training program

Two senior officers arrived just as Courtney was shot dead, having received no direction to go there as first responders. "Since Courtney died, Leesa has regularly shared photos of her daughter on her personal Facebook page, sometimes by editing her face. next to the family portraits.

"She misses her so much Pain is a consumer, as you know," she writes in an article

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