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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Family of Warlpiri man who died after being restrained by police in supermarket demands independent inquiry

Warlpiri elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves
Warlpiri elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves. The family wants police to provide ‘all relevant CCTV and body-worn camera footage’. Photograph: Aaron Bunch/AAP

An independent investigator must be appointed to examine the death of a Warlpiri man in police custody, family members say, while also demanding video footage be released.

The 24-year-old man with disabilities from Yuendemu died on Tuesday afternoon after police restrained him in an Alice Springs supermarket.

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