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Family of Warlpiri man who died after being restrained by police in supermarket demand independent inquiry

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Family of Warlpiri man who died after being restrained by police in supermarket demands independent inquiry

Exclusive: Lawyer for 24-year-old’s family asks NT police to ‘appoint independent body from another state or territory to undertake investigation’ after Alice Springs death

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The 24-year-old man with disabilities from Yuendemu died on Tuesday afternoon after police restrained him in an Alice Springs supermarket.
Yeah nothing to see here 😞
“I respectfully reject calls for the investigation to be handed to an external body,” [NT acting police commissioner] Dole said in a statement.
Come on, guy. It's what the community has asked for.
I'm surprised it's not something that the coroner would be referred to. Though, I wonder if they're waiting to see what the findings are from the autopsy. From what I had read last they hadn't identified a definitive cause of death.