Ms Dhu died two days after being locked up at police station after arrest for unpaid fines of $3,622
A coroner in 2016 found Ms Dhu was treated inhumanely by police and received deficient treatment from hospital staff – now WA police have made an official apology.A coroner in 2016 found Ms Dhu was treated inhumanely by police and received deficient treatment from hospital staff – now WA police have made an official apology.Western Australia’s police chief has formally apologised to the family and community of a 22-year-old Aboriginal woman who died in custody a decade ago.
“On behalf of the Western Australia Police Force and WA Country Health Service, we apologise to the family and community of the late Ms Dhu,” they said.“We are truly sorry for the circumstances of Ms Dhu’s death and recognise the significant impact her passing has had on her family and her community.”Human rights lawyer and spokesperson for Ms Dhu’s family, Gerry Georgatos, said the gesture of the apology had been accepted by the family.
Georgatos said the apology should have come much earlier but he was hopeful it signalled cultural change.
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