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Death-in-custody inquest begins into suicide of Aboriginal man Bernard Hector, 31, at Darwin Correctional Centre

WARNING: This story contains description of self-harm which some readers may find distressing. It also contains the name of an Indigenous man who has passed away, used with the permission of his family

An Indigenous man who died by suicide while on remand in Darwin prison had likely been dead for more than eight hours by the time he was found, the Northern Territory coroner has heard.

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