Acting commissioner says use of bean bag rounds suspended in state after Krista Kach was Tasered and shot by officers in Newcastle last week

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Bean bag rounds fired at Krista Kach during a siege in Newcastle last week penetrated her chest and hit her heart, killing the 47-year-old, the New South Wales police acting commissioner says.

Kach’s death is believed to be the first fatality in NSW caused by bean bag rounds and the use of the ammunition has now been temporarily suspended.