Drownings of boys in Perth being treated as 'death in police presence'

Report is being prepared for the coroner as Amnesty International calls for reforms in youth justice

The drownings of two boys in Western Australia are being treated as “death in police presence” and a report is being prepared for the coroner, as the Aboriginal community and others express their grief and anger.

The pair drowned in Perth’s Swan river after diving in to evade police, who had pursued five boys on foot following reports of “teenagers jumping fences” in suburban Maylands on Monday afternoon.

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