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NSW police lose court bid to exclude Scott Johnson killing from gay hate inquiry

Force had argued Johnson’s death was outside terms of reference because case was solved with man sentenced for manslaughter earlier this year

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A bid by New South Wales police to exclude a high-profile killing from a gay hate inquiry has been rejected.

The death of US mathematician Scott Johnson is one of dozens of cases under the spotlight at a special commission of inquiry into suspected gay hate crimes in Sydney between 1970 and 2010.

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