The brother of a man shot dead by police at Sydney’s Central Station has hit out at the officers involved, saying they did not need to fire at his sibling.
Danukul Mokmool threatened florist Manuel Theoharas with a broken bottle before grabbing a pair of scissors and threatening police about 6:45pm on Wednesday.
Officers from the Transport Command fired four shots, killing Mr Mokmool.
His brother Charlie Huynh said his 30-year-old half-brother, known as Dan, was a kind person who had battled mental health problems for the past 10 years.
Speaking at the family home in Heckenberg, in Sydney’s south-west, Mr Huynh said his brother was critical of police.
“They could have done something better than just shooting him,” he said.
“Come on, like, he was just holding scissors.
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