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Lloyd Jones

Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner

The NT children's department has been criticised over its handling of a young boy who died aged 3. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A disabled three-year-old Aboriginal boy in care was denied frequent contact with his family, culture and Country before he died of sepsis in hospital, a coroner has found.

Kumanjayi Johnson was born 15 weeks early in June 2021, spending over four months in Darwin Hospital.

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