Christchurch man’s unexplained death revives memories of 1996 police operation
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- A Christchurch man’s unexplained death has revived memories of a 1996 armed police standoff involving escaped prisoner Carl Rolander.
- Police found the man unresponsive at a house in Sydenham on Sunday, and CPR began before the supplied report ended.
The sudden unexplained death of a Christchurch man has revived unsettling memories of a dramatic armed police standoff 30 years ago.
Police were called to a house on Milton Street in Sydenham at about 12:30 p.m. on Sunday after finding a man unresponsive. CPR began before the report ended.
The earlier incident involved escaped prisoner Carl Rolander, who took his own life after a three-hour standoff with police.
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