Bikram Lama's death: Homelessness NSW calls for coronial inquest

FILE PHOTO - An image of St. James train station in Sydney, Australia. Credit: James D. Morgan/Getty Images

Homelessness NSW has backed urgent calls for a coronial inquest into the death of Bikram Lama. Lama, who came to Australia from Nepal, was reportedly found near St James Station in Hyde Park in Sydney last December, where he had been rough sleeping. SBS Nepali spoke with Homelessness NSW CEO Dom Rowe, who says an inquest is vital to understand the circumstances of Lama's death.

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