Racism, bias led to 'superficial investigation' of teen's death (opens original article in a new tab)

A 38-year-old inquest into Mark Haines' death found racism and bias affected the police investigation, which was deemed superficial and failed to properly examine critical evidence.

• NSW Coroner's Court found racism and bias influenced the investigation into Mark Haines' 1988 death.
• The investigation was deemed superficial, with critical evidence not collected and leads left unfollowed.
• Mark's family rejected the police's suicide theory and felt their concerns were ignored.