Moment by moment, how NRL premiership hero Jake Friend's drunken row with his wife sparked a dramatic police hunt to stop him taking his own life - before five officers wrestled him to the ground

Daily Mail - Oct 22, 2026

Missed texts. Triple Zero calls. Suicide threats. A frantic police hunt. Court documents reveal the dramatic events that ended with Friend being restrained by five officers.

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