A MAN has died in hospital after police tasered him multiple times during a three-hour siege in Frankston North.
Police say that a man barricaded himself inside a home on Hickory Crescent last Thursday, 20 July, at around 4.40pm. Police had arrived at the house shortly beforehand.
Police entered the house just before 8pm. They say they found the man armed with knives.
Police tasered the man more than once. They also shot at him with bean bag rounds.
The man was taken to hospital, but died on Saturday morning.
In a statement, Victoria Police said the man was in an “agitated state”.
“Police continued to attempt to negotiate with him however were unsuccessful,” Victoria Police said. “The man was confrontational and as a result, he was tasered multiple times to no avail and subsequently flexible baton rounds were used. The man was then provided with immediate medical care when he appeared to become unresponsive during his arrest.”
Nobody else was injured during the siege. There was nobody else in the house at the time.
A report will be prepared for the coroner by homicide squad police. An investigation into the death will be oversighted by professional standards command, police say.
First published in the Frankston Times – 25th July 2023