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Evidence concerns in WA prison inquest

Karen Blanket says prison officials failed to take seriously concerns about her son's mental health. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An inquest into the death of an Indigenous man who took his life at a Perth prison is proceeding despite concerns over a lack of expert evidence.

Jomen Blanket, a Noongar and Torres Strait Islander man, was aged 30 when he was found dead in his cell at the privately operated Acacia Prison in June 2019.

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