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Terminally ill Indigenous man shackled in hospital

An Aboriginal man receiving palliative care was shackled or handcuffed on hospital visits. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A terminally ill Aboriginal man died in custody after being handcuffed and shackled during hospital visits for treatment. 

Coroner Elisabeth Armitage opened a mandatory inquest into the death of Mati Tamwoy at Royal Darwin Hospital while on remand on November 17, 2023. 

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