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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor

Indigenous man dies in police custody in Northern Territory

Police say the man lost consciousness on arrival at Royal Darwin hospital before he was transferred to an intensive care unit in a stable condition for a suspected medical event,
Police say the man lost consciousness on arrival at Royal Darwin hospital before he was transferred to an intensive care unit in a stable condition for a suspected medical event, Photograph: Esther Linder/AAP

An Indigenous man has died in police custody in the Northern Territory, the same day as hundreds protested in Sydney and Brisbane over the death of 24-year-old Indigenous man, Kumanjayi White, in Alice Springs last month.

The Northern Territory police force said the 68-year-old man died in Royal Darwin hospital on Saturday, and they would investigate the death on behalf of the coroner.

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