Australian Police Ambush: Inquest Reveals Delusional Beliefs Behind Deadly Confrontation
A bizarre case of mistaken identity and delusional paranoia led to the deaths of two Australian police officers in an ambush on a remote property three years ago. Initially, the Queensland Police Service described the incident as a "religiously motivated terrorist attack," but a coronial inquest has now revealed that the perpetrators were driven by paranoid delusions rather than terrorism.
The Train family, consisting of Gareth, Stacey, and Nathaniel, spent over a year preparing for an ambush against police officers who came to serve a missing person's report. They believed they needed to defend themselves and their property from what they saw as an evil advance on them. The coroner's findings indicate that the Trains were suffering from a shared psychotic disorder known as "folie à trois," in which they became increasingly paranoid and delusional.
According to forensic psychiatrist Dr. Andrew Aboud, who gave evidence during the inquest, the Trains' actions were motivated by a "morally insane" ideology, driven by their own fears and misconceptions about the world. They believed that police officers wore "meat suits" and were demons, and saw themselves as defenders of God's will.
The incident began when four police officers from two different stations arrived at the remote property to serve an arrest warrant for Nathaniel Train, who was wanted on suspicion of assault. The Trains were in ambush positions, armed with high-powered rifles, and opened fire on the police officers as they entered the property. Six people died, including all three members of the Train family, four police officers, and one civilian bystander.
The coroner's findings reject claims that the incident was a terrorist attack, saying instead that it was an "act of self-defense" carried out by people who were struggling with mental illness. The inquest has made several recommendations for improving police procedures to prevent similar incidents, including mandatory mental health assessments for firearms license applicants and better training for officers handling emergency calls.
However, the coroner's rejection of terrorism charges has sparked debate about how law enforcement agencies should respond to increasingly online radicalized individuals who pose a threat to public safety. Associate Professor Josh Roose from Deakin University argued that online radicalism is becoming an increasingly significant factor in violent attacks and that police services must take these threats more seriously.
The coronial inquest's findings have left the families of the victims reeling, with McCrow's mother Judy delivering a statement saying that while they are disappointed with some of the recommendations, they need time to process the findings and respond.
A bizarre case of mistaken identity and delusional paranoia led to the deaths of two Australian police officers in an ambush on a remote property three years ago. Initially, the Queensland Police Service described the incident as a "religiously motivated terrorist attack," but a coronial inquest has now revealed that the perpetrators were driven by paranoid delusions rather than terrorism.
The Train family, consisting of Gareth, Stacey, and Nathaniel, spent over a year preparing for an ambush against police officers who came to serve a missing person's report. They believed they needed to defend themselves and their property from what they saw as an evil advance on them. The coroner's findings indicate that the Trains were suffering from a shared psychotic disorder known as "folie à trois," in which they became increasingly paranoid and delusional.
According to forensic psychiatrist Dr. Andrew Aboud, who gave evidence during the inquest, the Trains' actions were motivated by a "morally insane" ideology, driven by their own fears and misconceptions about the world. They believed that police officers wore "meat suits" and were demons, and saw themselves as defenders of God's will.
The incident began when four police officers from two different stations arrived at the remote property to serve an arrest warrant for Nathaniel Train, who was wanted on suspicion of assault. The Trains were in ambush positions, armed with high-powered rifles, and opened fire on the police officers as they entered the property. Six people died, including all three members of the Train family, four police officers, and one civilian bystander.
The coroner's findings reject claims that the incident was a terrorist attack, saying instead that it was an "act of self-defense" carried out by people who were struggling with mental illness. The inquest has made several recommendations for improving police procedures to prevent similar incidents, including mandatory mental health assessments for firearms license applicants and better training for officers handling emergency calls.
However, the coroner's rejection of terrorism charges has sparked debate about how law enforcement agencies should respond to increasingly online radicalized individuals who pose a threat to public safety. Associate Professor Josh Roose from Deakin University argued that online radicalism is becoming an increasingly significant factor in violent attacks and that police services must take these threats more seriously.
The coronial inquest's findings have left the families of the victims reeling, with McCrow's mother Judy delivering a statement saying that while they are disappointed with some of the recommendations, they need time to process the findings and respond.
, and they ended up taking down like 6 people including themselves, all because of their delusional paranoia 
. And now the coroner's saying it wasn't a terrorist attack, but more like an "act of self-defense"... yeah right, sounds like they just wanted to defend their meat suit-wearing demons from the cops 
! I mean, what's next? Are we gonna start labeling everyone who disagrees with us as "morally insane" 
. Maybe they should just play some Minecraft or Fortnite to calm down before making any life-or-death decisions 
! I mean, two police officers died in an ambush by three people who thought they were being attacked by demons 
. It's crazy to think that these guys believed police officers wore "meat suits" 
and were actually evil 
. And the fact that it was just a case of paranoid delusions rather than terrorism is just wild 
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. It's not like they can catch all these online radicalized individuals who are planning to attack people 
. I mean, we've seen so many cases of people getting radicalized online and then going on to commit violent attacks 
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. Shouldn't law enforcement agencies be taking these threats more seriously? I think they should, but it's not like they can just magic away all the problems 
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. It's just so shocking and sad at the same time 
. And what's even crazier is that they actually believed police officers were demons in "meat suits"... I mean, who does that?! 
. We need to find ways to address it and prevent more incidents like this from happening in the future.
They were all delusional and had a shared psychotic disorder which is like, super scary. And then they ambushed 6 cops & killed them... its just wow.
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, but it seems like we're always looking for easy answers instead of tackling the root causes of these problems 
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it's all pretty mind-blowing, if you ask me.
think 2 many ppl r jumping 2 conclusions & accusing others of being terrorists without even having all facts 
. the fact that these ppl were driven by paranoid delusions doesn't excuse their actions, but maybe we should be more understanding & try 2 help them instead of locking 'em up 
. and what's w/ the "act of self-defense" label? didn't they know that police officers r there 2 protect people not harm 'em 
? anywayz, glad the coroner made those recommendations 4 bettering police procedures 
idk about the online radicalization tho 
is this gonna lead to more ppl getting hurt because of stupid beliefs online 
and make sure these kinds of situations dont happen again 
but seriously though this whole thing is super heartbreaking and i can only imagine how hard it must be for the families of the victims 
and i wish we could learn more about it but like, mental health stuff is super complicated 
and then let's get back to discussing this whole thing because tbh i'm literally dying to know more