Historic Sydney police death ruling overturned as coroner opens path to honour roll

Key points

• A NSW coroner has recorded an open finding into the 1935 death of Sydney police constable Leslie Andrew Nash, lifting a suicide verdict his family had long disputed. Nash was found with a gunshot wound at Hurstville police station, and the earlier ruling had left his widow without a police pension.
• Deputy State Coroner Judge Harriet Grahame said the evidence was too sparse to establish how he died, and she could not exclude an accidental discharge.
• Her recommendation asks the Police Commissioner to consider adding his name to the police Roll of Honour.