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Protests over Indigenous Man’s Police Custody Death in Supermarket
- On May 27, 24-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White passed away after being held down by two plainclothes police officers at a Coles store in Alice Springs.
- The incident followed reports of an altercation with a security guard, prompting police intervention and a criminal investigation into any possible criminality.
- From June 4 to 8, large numbers of people gathered in cities including Sydney, Brisbane, Alice Springs, and Melbourne to participate in vigils and rallies demanding justice and the release of CCTV and body camera footage.
- The interim head of NT Police, Martin Dole, voiced strong support for the ongoing inquiry and dismissed demands, including those from Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, for an external investigation.
- The cause of death remains undetermined as the investigation continues, with oversight from the NT Coroner, while the family maintains their call for the officers involved to be suspended and for justice to be served.
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Brisbane TimesProtests over Indigenous man’s police custody death in supermarket
Hundreds of protestors have taken to Sydney streets to demand justice of the death of an Indigenous man who died while being restrained in an Alice Springs supermarket.
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Perth rallies against Indigenous deaths in custody in third day of protests
Perth rally organiser and Indigenous elder Hedley Hayward said the community was standing alongside the rest of the country in demanding justice for Aboriginal people who had died in police custody.
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