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Aaron Bunch

Family forced through 'hoop after hoop' over boy's care

A 10-year-old Indigenous boy under the care of the Department of Communities has died in Perth. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

The parents of a 10-year-old boy who took his own life in state care were made to jump through "hoop after hoop" in their failed bid to be reunited, an advocate says.

The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, died on Friday night in Perth while under the care of the Department of Communities.

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