Events After The Riot
A memorial service was held on 19 February 2004, in Redfern, and in Walgett, New South Wales (Hickey's hometown), on 22 February 2004.
In 2005, the University of Technology Sydney's students' association donated a plaque with TJ's portrait, with an inscription reads: "On the 14th February, 2004, TJ Hickey, aged 17, was impaled upon the metal fence above, arising from a police pursuit. The young man died as a result of his wounds the next day. In our hearts you will stay TJ." Police, the NSW government and the Department of Housing have refused to allow the plaque to be placed on the wall below the fence where Hickey was impaled unless the words "police pursuit" were changed to "tragic accident", which the family has refused to do.
The parents Gail and Ian Hickey divorced in late 2006 two years after the death of Thomas Hickey.
Hickey supporters also claim that police have continued to harass the Hickey family, including the arrest of several family members and friends on 4 September 2010.
Read more about this topic: 2004 Redfern Riots
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