Accused police officer killer’s case ‘complex’

In his statement to a court, his lawyer is complex against a man accused of the fiery killing of an experienced police officer in a rural property.

On June 16, the 57 -year -old Constable Keith Smith was killed in North Motton in northwest of Tasmania, while he was and another civil servant’s court.

Three days later, Leigh Geoffrey Sushames was accused of murder, attempted murder and heavy attack.

Sushams, who appeared several courts, met the Devonport Magistrate Court through a video connection from custody on Wednesday, but did not object to the charges.

Sushames’s lawyer Greg Richardson described the case “serious and complex” and asked for more time to make a defense.

Evan Hughes, the Judge of Magistrates, postponed the issue by the end of November.

Const Smith’s name was added to the National Police Monument in Canberra on Monday as a part of the country -wide ceremonies to pay tribute to fallen civil servants.

He was also remembered at a monument at the foothills of Hobart at the Tasmanian Police Academy.

Const Smith’s death was the first deadly attraction of an officer in Tasmania for more than a century.

In late June, the full ceremony was farewell to the police honor and a street procession and was remembered as the protector of his family and a private community -oriented officer.

Const Smith received various honors in 2011, including the commissioner’s medal and the National Police Service Medal in 2016.