The coroner described the death of Ms Dhu as ‘unfortunate’ some 25 times. It was ‘regrettable’ 11 times, ‘sad’ 12 times
When Coroner Ros Fogliani handed down her findings in the inquest into the death of Yamatji woman Ms Dhu, she released nearly three minutes of the footage of Ms Dhu’s final moments. Activists described Ms Dhu, like John Pat before her, as being dragged “like a dead kangaroo” from her cell, down the corridor, to the hospital. The Australian legal system was the last to carry her like this, when a coronial inquest failed to deliver the “damning criticism” her family hoped for since her death.
Fogliani described those who carried Ms Dhu as “inhumane” and “unprofessional”. CCTV vision of Ms Dhu being carried and dropped was “profoundly disturbing”. The coroner considered the matter “unfortunate” some 25 times. It was “regrettable” 11 times. “Sad”, 12 times.
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