Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT | Indigenous Rights News

NT police say ‘the man stopped breathing’ shortly after officers restrained him in a supermarket.

A 24-year-old disabled Aboriginal man from the remote Yuendumu community has died after he was restrained by police at a supermarket in Alice Springs, Central Australia, according to Australian media reports and Indigenous advocates.

Australia’s National Indigenous Television (NITV) said the incident occurred on Tuesday after shop staff reported the man for placing items inside his…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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