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Coroner finds police could have prevented Ms Dhu's death

The grandmother of Ms Dhu outside the court

The grandmother of Ms Dhu outside the court Source: AAP

The West Australian coroner has found a death in custody in the state could have been prevented and police acted both unprofessionally and inhumanely.An Indigenous woman, known as Ms Dhu, died in 2014 after being detained in a police lock-up for three days for unpaid fines.


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By Greg Dyett, Tuyết Lê

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The West Australian coroner has found a death in custody in the state could have been prevented and police acted both unprofessionally and inhumanely.An Indigenous woman, known as Ms Dhu, died in 2014 after being detained in a police lock-up for three days for unpaid fines.



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