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'Profoundly distressing': NSW records most Indigenous deaths in custody this year

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In a rare move, the New South Wales coroner has released an open letter on the number of Indigenous deaths in custody. Twelve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody in the state this year. The findings, described by the state coroner as a 'profoundly distressing milestone'.
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