The inquest into last month’s Sydney cafe siege has opened in Australia<br /><br /> On day one the court heard that hostage Katrina Dawson (38) was killed by fragments from a police bullet or bullets.<br /><br /> Another hostage, Tori Johnson (34), was killed by a bullet to the head from gunman Man Haron Monis (50).<br /><br /> It was Johnson’s death which led police to storm the cafe, ending the siege.<br /><br /> Monis was killed instantly by several police bullets to the head and body.<br /><br /> It was on December 15 that Monis took 18 people hostage at the cafe in Martin Place in Sydney’s business district. His actions triggered a massive police operation and the shutdown of a large part of the city centre.<br /><br /> The inquest will decide whether the three deaths could have been avoided and also whether it was appropriate to treat the siege as a terrorist event.
