Police failed to act on repeated warnings about a violent man before he killed a toddler. But that’s not the most shocking thing about this case (opens original article in a new tab)

Police in Queensland failed to act on warnings about a violent man before he killed a toddler, with systemic issues including biased policies and withheld evidence from inquests.

• Police labeled a woman's warning about a violent man as 'vexatious' despite prior evidence of his danger
• Coroner's court withheld evidence of policing failures from an inquest into a toddler's death
• Queensland police policy encourages skepticism of women's allegations of violence
• Systemic issues in Queensland police include sexism, racism, and misogyny