What this woman saw in 27 years of policing completely broke her

The Sydney Morning Herald · Karl Quinn · 2026-11-02 00:00 UTC

Narelle Fraser saw it all in her career as a cop, and it broke her. A new documentary, The Policewoman, offers a kind of healing.

Narelle Fraser saw it all in her career as a cop, and it led to severe PTSD. A new documentary, The Policewoman, offers a kind of healing.

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After 27 years as a police officer, the last 15 of them as a detective working some of the highest profile cases in the country, Narelle Fraser hit the wall. “I lost the best career in the world because I ignored the signs of mental illness,” she says.

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