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“In the suitcase beside him, there was a person he’d chopped up.” 😮

February 17, 2025 / 01:00

This episode covers a police inspector's harrowing experiences on the job, including responding to a suicide attempt and a gruesome crime scene.

The inspector recounts a night shift where he dealt with a young man's fall from a balcony, which was a distressing situation. After that incident, he received a call about someone on the train tracks contemplating suicide.

While he was at the train tracks, another officer, a friend from crisis negotiation, took over that situation. The inspector then describes arriving at a crime scene where he encountered a shocking discovery involving a dismembered body.

Despite the horror of the scenes he witnessed, the inspector reflects on the necessity of completing paperwork after such traumatic events, illustrating the often-overlooked administrative side of police work.

The episode highlights the emotional toll of police work and the challenges faced by first responders in dealing with traumatic situations.

TL;DR

A police inspector shares traumatic experiences from a night shift involving suicide attempts and a gruesome crime scene.

Video

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one night one shift it was an inspector
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then and so went to this terrible
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terrible job where a young man had
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fallen off his balcony of some floors up
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it was horrible but then I got a call
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once we got that sort of settle I got a
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call are there somebody on the train
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tracks wanting to commit suicide can you
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go there so I'm Hing there and next
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thing a call comes in from ambulance
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saying ambulance are waiting outside
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this address there's mention of a knife
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they don't want to go in but a good
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friend of mine who was at chrisis negoti
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said I'll do that one I'll go to that
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one to train track one thanks mate and I
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went to the other one and so this guy
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was lying on the bed he had his hand
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bandaged up in the suitcase beside him
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was this person head chopped up and I
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looked and I
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went and I don't remember seeing it my
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brain switched off so then we got all
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that sorted out and media want an
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interview hi yeah no we've just found it
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we just discovered a body in the house
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up there yeah and then you go back and
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do your paperwork cuz you got to do your
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paperwork so 2: in the morning I go home
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there was one shift
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[Music]

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 85
    Most intense
  • 80
    Most shocking
  • 75
    Most heartbreaking
  • 70
    Most dramatic

Episode Highlights

  • A Night of Chaos
    A night shift spirals into chaos with multiple emergencies, including a suicide call.
    “Can you go there?”
    @ 00m 14s
    February 17, 2025
  • A Disturbing Discovery
    A shocking scene unfolds as a body is discovered in a house.
    “We just discovered a body in the house.”
    @ 00m 49s
    February 17, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Emergency Call00:14
  • Traumatic Scene00:39
  • Late Night Shift00:55

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