A young Indigenous mental health patient who died sniffing deodorant in a Darwin hospital bathroom was a victim of a series of failings, an inquest has been told.
Ngalarina was involuntarily admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital in January 2022 with a history of schizoaffective disorder, psychosis and volatile substance abuse (VSA).
When Ngalarina was admitted, a COVID-19 outbreak was taking over the hospital and beds were scarce in the mental health wards.
