Death in police custody – Custody Notification Service should be implemented nationwide
Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Wed, 06/08/2014 - 11:26amBy Gerry Georgatos - (courtesy of The Stringer and The Human Rights Alliance) A 22-year-old woman died on Monday afternoon after being taken into custody on the Saturday by South Hedland Police in the Pilbara, Western Australia. It has been reported that on the Monday the young woman continued to complain feeling unwell and was then taken to Hedland Health campus where she died shortly after.
But it was the third time the young woman was taken to hospital since the Saturday.