Police established cordon points to secure the block of land and the surrounding area and the Star Group were called in. A negotiator attempted to make contact with Mr Greenland but no response was received from the man in the shed. After some time police officers entered the shed and discovered Mr Greenland inside the shed, with a gunshot wound to his head. A 22-calibre rifle was lying on top of Mr Greenland with the barrel pointing towards his upper body. It appeared that Mr Greenland had shot himself. There was only one witness at the inquest Detective Senior Constable Peter Allen – Biermann. Detective Biermann has been a police officer for twenty-two years and a detective for fifteen years. In February 2003 he was assigned to conduct an investigation into the death of Mr Greenland. At that time Detective Biermann was posted to the Holden Hill Criminal Investigation Branch and was conducting the investigation on behalf of the Major Crime Branch of South Australia Police. The narrative as it appears hereunder is taken from the evidence of Detective Biermann expect where otherwise appears. Mr Greenland resided at 99 Dawkins Road Lewiston with his stepmother and natural father at the time of his death. He had a job at that time at a chicken factory, which involved him working a night shift. It was the habit of Mr stepmother to Greenland’s drive Mr Greenland to his place of employment at Wingfield at around midnight on the days on which he worked. At around midnight on the morning of 3 February 2003 Mr stepmother, Greenland’s Nicolene Mammone, prepared to drive Mr Greenland to work. Mr shift commenced at about 1:00 am. Shortly after Mr Greenland and Greenland’s his stepmother left the house to drive to Mr place of work, Mr Greenland Greenland’s told his stepmother that he had to return to the house for something he had forgotten and would only be a short time. He returned shortly thereafter, and produced a rifle, which he discharged in the direction of his stepmother. She suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body in the chest area. Mr Mammone called for police to attend and uniformed patrols were deployed to the scene. The Elizabeth CIB and members of the Star Group were subsequently called in.
Police established cordon points to secure the block of land and the surrounding area and the Star Group were called in. A negotiator attempted to make contact with Mr Greenland but no response was received from the man in the shed. After some time police officers entered the shed and discovered Mr Greenland inside the shed, with a gunshot wound to his head. A 22-calibre rifle was lying on top of Mr Greenland with the barrel pointing towards his upper body. It appeared that Mr Greenland had shot himself. There was only one witness at the inquest – Detective Senior Constable Peter Allen Biermann. Detective Biermann has been a police officer for twenty-two years and a detective for fifteen years. In February 2003 he was assigned to conduct an investigation into the death of Mr Greenland. At that time Detective Biermann was posted to the Holden Hill Criminal Investigation Branch and was conducting the investigation on behalf of the Major Crime Branch of South Australia Police. The narrative as it appears hereunder is taken from the evidence of Detective Biermann expect where otherwise appears. Mr Greenland resided at 99 Dawkins Road Lewiston with his stepmother and natural father at the time of his death. He had a job at that time at a chicken factory, which involved him working a night shift. It was the habit of Mr Greenland’s stepmother to drive Mr Greenland to his place of employment at Wingfield at around midnight on the days on which he worked. At around midnight on the morning of 3 February 2003 Mr Greenland’s stepmother, Nicolene Mammone, prepared to drive Mr Greenland to work. Mr Greenland’s shift commenced at about 1:00 am. Shortly after Mr Greenland and his stepmother left the house to drive to Mr Greenland’s place of work, Mr Greenland told his stepmother that he had to return to the house for something he had forgotten and would only be a short time. He returned shortly thereafter, and produced a rifle, which he discharged in the direction of his stepmother. She suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body in the chest area. Mr Mammone called for police to attend and uniformed patrols were deployed to the scene. The Elizabeth CIB and members of the Star Group were subsequently called in.
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