{"id":12299,"date":"2015-09-09T07:30:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T12:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=12299"},"modified":"2015-09-09T07:30:50","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T12:30:50","slug":"video-horrific-moment-police-kill-knife-wielding-australia-post-worker-with-history-of-mental-health-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2015\/09\/09\/video-horrific-moment-police-kill-knife-wielding-australia-post-worker-with-history-of-mental-health-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Horrific moment police kill knife-wielding Australia Post worker &#8216;with history of mental health problems&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A man &#8216;with a long history of mental health problems&#8217; has been shot dead by police officers after he charged at them armed with a knife.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The man, a postal worker at the Warners Bay post office in New South Wales, Australia, was confronted by police at 3pm (GMT+10) on September 9.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A video of the incident was posted online and shows several police officers pleading with the man to drop the knife.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>One of the officers is heard saying: &#8220;Come on mate, you don&#8217;t want to do this. 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