Police took 19 hours to attend Sydney home of elderly man who died shortly after their arrival

Neighbour worried about 85-year-old asked NSW police to check on him at 5.45pm but officers didn’t enter Bankstown home until midday next day

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Police took 19 hours to respond to a call for help from the Sydney neighbour of an elderly man who was later found struggling to breathe and died in his home a short time later.

The NSW police assistant commissioner, Brett McFadden, on Friday launched an internal investigation after being briefed on the delay almost a week after the 85-year-old’s death.

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