Australian Judge Disturbed State Employee Fired for Helping Police With Murder Investigation

The outside of the Supreme Court of New South Wales building is seen in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 9, 2013. William West/AFP via Getty Images

A New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court judge is so disturbed by the NSW transport department’s decision to fire an employee for aiding a murder investigation that she’s referred the issue to the police commissioner and transport minister.

Transport for NSW staffer Thomas Wood was sacked for serious and wilful misconduct last year after he contacted homicide detectives investigating the 2018 murder of Nicole Cartwright, allegedly at the hands of former departmental employee Dennis James Pietrobon.