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Aaron Bunch

Mother of five's death in custody triggers lawsuit

Lawyer Peter O'Brien says a woman who died in custody "deserved humane and proper care". (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

A hot and stinking cell, poor access to water and no medication are among the claims the family of a woman who died in police custody have made in a lawsuit over her treatment.

Aboriginal woman Kumanjayi Dempsey, 44, died at the Tennant Creek Watch House in the Northern Territory on December 27 after being found unresponsive in her cell. 

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