Colin Winchester
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Colin Stanley Winchester APM
, (18 October 1933 – 10 January 1989) was an Assistant Commissioner in the Australian Federal Police
(AFP). Winchester commanded ACT Police, the community policing component of the AFP Australian Federal Police
responsible for the Australian Capital Territory
.
On 10 January 1989, at about 9:15 pm, he was shot twice in the head and killed as he parked his police vehicle in the driveway of his house in Deakin, ACT
. David Eastman
was convicted of Winchester's murder.
Winchester is Australia's most senior police officer to have been killed.
Australian Police Medal
The Australian Police Medal is awarded for distinguished service by a member of an Australian police force.The APM was introduced in 1986, and replaced the Imperial Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry and Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service....
, (18 October 1933 – 10 January 1989) was an Assistant Commissioner in the Australian Federal Police
Australian Federal Police
The Australian Federal Police is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. Although the AFP was created by the amalgamation in 1979 of three Commonwealth law enforcement agencies, it traces its history from Commonwealth law enforcement agencies dating back to the federation of...
(AFP). Winchester commanded ACT Police, the community policing component of the AFP Australian Federal Police
Australian Federal Police
The Australian Federal Police is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. Although the AFP was created by the amalgamation in 1979 of three Commonwealth law enforcement agencies, it traces its history from Commonwealth law enforcement agencies dating back to the federation of...
responsible for the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
.
On 10 January 1989, at about 9:15 pm, he was shot twice in the head and killed as he parked his police vehicle in the driveway of his house in Deakin, ACT
Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
Deakin is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Deakin is named after Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of Australia...
. David Eastman
David Eastman
David Harold Eastman is a former public servant from Canberra, Australia. In 1995 he was convicted of the murder of Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester. On 10 January 1989, Eastman shot Winchester twice in the head at point blank range in the driveway of Winchester's...
was convicted of Winchester's murder.
Winchester is Australia's most senior police officer to have been killed.