Suicide inquest hears detectives who concluded Perth woman Amy Wensley killed herself admit errors

A detective has admitted in the Perth Coroner’s Court that he failed to properly investigate the death of a woman who he believed had taken her own life.

A coronial inquest is being held into the shooting death of Amy Wensley in Serpentine in 2014.

Detective Sergeant Tony Kirkman attended the scene, deemed Ms Wensley’s death was a suicide and the house was cleaned the following day.

The court has heard from uniformed officers who also attended the scene on the day, and believed the death was suspicious.

Sergeant Kirkman told the Coroner’s Court he did err…