Wendy Sleeman: New details revealed from the day Elanora mum and dog-lover went missing
Wendy Sleeman called Triple 0 before she went missing from her Elanora home in January. Now, new information from that day has emerged.
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NEW details have emerged about what happened between police getting a Triple 0 call and Wendy Sleeman going missing from her Elanora home.
A two-day hunt was launched for Ms Sleeman after a pool of blood was discovered in her home.
She was found dead in the back of her Honda Jazz at a property in Brisbane.
Her son Slade Murdok – formerly known as Jamie Sleeman – has been charged with her murder.
Police had previously said Ms Sleeman had called another officer and reported a break-in and Triple 0 was called.
It can now be revealed she had told the officer no one remained at the Ironbark St home.
Gold Coast District Chief Superintendent Craig Hanlon said: “Following that conversation, the police officer immediately contacted ‘triple-0’ at 2.58pm and passed on the information.
“Based on the information provided to police, the call was assigned a ‘Code 3’ priority.”
It took officers about 28 minutes to arrive.
Code three is usually given to incidents where a crime has occurred but the offender does not appear to be on scene.
Life threatening situations or incidents where a crime is in progress are usually logged as a code one or two.
According to police figures in 2020 the average response time to code one or two Triple 0 calls was about 11 minutes and 42 seconds on the Gold Coast.
The Palm Beach division, which covers the Elanora area, last year had an average response time to codes one and two of 13 minutes and 14 seconds.
The quickest response to a Triple 0 call on the Gold Coast last year was 23 seconds.
Police aim to answer more than 80 per cent of codes one and two within 12 minutes.
“Due to the nature of policing, ‘calls for service’ must be triaged based on the threat to life and safety,” Chief Supt Hanlon said.
“This risk assessment is conducted based on a number of variables including what
information is provided to police at the time and the nature of the call for assistance.”
Bond University criminologist Terry Goldsworthy said he thought there was room for improvement.
“Eleven minutes – it does seem like a long time for a Triple 0, especially given the fact that Gold Coast is quite centralised,” he said.
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