A decision not to charge two police officers over the death of a disabled Aboriginal man they forcibly restrained has revived calls for deaths in custody to be independently investigated
Kumanjayi White, 24, died in Alice Springs in May 2025 after the plain-clothes officers held him down in a supermarket, sparking national outrage and rallies calling for an independent investigation.
Northern Territory Police confirmed on Tuesday that the Director of Public Prosecutions had provided advice on the investigation into the death.
Police Commissioner Martin Dole said the advice was that there was "no reasonable prospect of a successful prosecution".
But the decision has prompted a renewed call for justice reform from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss.
