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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Douglas Smith

Aboriginal woman’s death in custody in NT prompts calls for independent investigation

Pictured: the emblem of the Northern Territory police. The NT's peak Aboriginal legal service has called for an independent investigation after a 44-year-old Aboriginal mother of five died at the Tennant Creek watch house
The NT police’s major crime unit is investigating the death in custody of a 44-year-old Aboriginal woman in Tennant Creek last Saturday. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The Northern Territory’s peak Aboriginal legal service has called for an independent investigation after a 44-year-old Aboriginal mother of five died at the Tennant Creek watch house last Saturday.

NT police said her death appeared to be the result of a medical episode inside her cell on 27 December, after she was arrested on Christmas Day for an alleged aggravated assault.

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