Court of Appeal overturns $500k damages awarded to youth, Justin McMaster, shot by police

By Paul Bibby
Updated August 10 2015 - 4:08pm, first published 3:32pm
Justin McMaster in Westmead Hospital after being shot by a police officer.  Photo: Steven Siewert
Justin McMaster in Westmead Hospital after being shot by a police officer. Photo: Steven Siewert

The highest court in NSW has overturned a $500,000 damages order against the NSW Police Force over the shooting of a Sydney teenager after a violent home invasion, finding that the officer who fired the shot was trying to protect his colleague.

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