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Tuesday 25 July 2023
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Centenarian celebrates in style CENTENARIAN Peggy Tucker celebrated her birthday in a unique way last week. Tucker (pictured left) turned 103 last Tuesday, 18 July. A birthday party was held for her at Carrum Downs Senior Citizens’ Club. Tucker celebrated the milestone with an unorthodox afternoon - she was taken for a spin in a Harley Davidson. With 103 years of experience behind her, Tucker has accomplished a lot in life. She has been a performer with the Brotherhood Singers, and even appeared on the iconic show Hey Hey It’s Saturday in the 1990s. She says the key to happiness is to “get out, be busy and enjoy life.” Picture: Supplied
Man dies after police stand-off Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au A MAN has died in hospital after police tasered him multiple times during a three-hour siege in Frankston North.
Police say that a man barricaded himself inside a home on Hickory Crescent last Thursday, 20 July, at around 4.40pm. Police had arrived at the house shortly beforehand. Police entered the house just before 8pm. They say they found the man armed with knives. Police tasered the man more than
once. They also shot at him with bean bag rounds. The man was taken to hospital, but died on Saturday morning. In a statement, Victoria Police said the man was in an “agitated state”. “Police continued to attempt to negotiate with him however were unsuccessful,” Victoria Police said.
“The man was confrontational and as a result, he was tasered multiple times to no avail and subsequently flexible baton rounds were used. The man was then provided with immediate medical care when he appeared to become unresponsive during his arrest.” Nobody else was injured during
the siege. There was nobody else in the house at the time. A report will be prepared for the coroner by homicide squad police. An investigation into the death will be oversighted by professional standards command, police say.