Harrowing audio of Justine Damond's panicked 911 call before fatal shooting released
WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Australian life coach Justine Ruszczyk Damond was breathless and sounded concerned when she phoned 911 minutes before she was fatally shot by a US police officer, according to audio of the call.
Audio recordings of Ms Damond's two 911 calls were made public on Thursday, as a Minneapolis judge began granting access to the exhibits shown in the recent trial of Mohamed Noor.
Noor, 33, was convicted of murder last month.
Ms Damond, a dual citizen of the US and Australia, called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in July 2017.
In the first call, she says a woman sounds distressed and she thought she heard the word "help".
"I can hear someone out the back and I, I'm not sure if she's having sex or being raped... I think she just yelled out 'help,' but it's difficult,” she says in the recordings, obtained by US television station Kare 11.
She went on to say she didn’t think the woman she could hear was “enjoying it” and that it had been going on for some time.
Ms Damond called back eight minutes later to ensure police had the right address. She was told officers were on the way.
Bodycam captures Noor’s reaction
The former Sydney resident went to meet the police car and was shot by Noor, who was sitting in the front passenger seat.
He and his partner said they were startled by Ms Damond.
Bodycam footage was also released showing Noor putting his hand to his head moments after shooting Ms Damond, appearing distressed.
An officer can be heard telling him to not say anything.
Ms Damond's family filed a civil lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and received a record $US20 million ($A29 million) settlement.
Noor will be sentenced next month.
With AAP
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