Review finds at least 27 gay men probably killed over sexual orientation

Assistant NSW police commissioner Tony Crandell

Assistant NSW police commissioner Tony Crandell Source: AAP

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A New South Wales police review of 86 suspicious deaths in Sydney between 1976 and 2000 has found at least 27 gay men were probably killed because of their sexual orientation.

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