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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lorena Allam, Sarah Collard and Ella Archibald-Binge

‘Killed where we live’: domestic violence deaths of NT women draw blunt responses but no action

Composite image featuring (L-R) Ngeygo Ragurrk and domestic violence campaigner Kumarn Rubuntj on top of paper
Ngeygo Ragurrk (left) and domestic violence campaigner Kumarn Rubuntj. ‘There is a real risk that as a community we may become desensitised to the violence’: Elisabeth Armitage Composite: AAP / Supplied

“They were killed where we live,” said the Northern Territory coroner this week, as she handed down findings in an inquest into the horrific domestic violence deaths of four Aboriginal women.

On Monday – the world day for the elimination of violence against women – Elisabeth Armitage delivered her long-awaited findings on the “senseless, shocking and preventable” deaths of Ngeyo Ragurrk, Kumanjayi Heywood, Kumarn Rubuntja and Miss Yunupingu.

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