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| Australia town shocked as girl, 10, 'takes own life' | Australia town shocked as girl, 10, 'takes own life' |
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| A remote community is reeling and support agencies are searching for answers after the apparent suicide of an Indigenous Australian girl, aged 10. | A remote community is reeling and support agencies are searching for answers after the apparent suicide of an Indigenous Australian girl, aged 10. |
| The girl's body was found at Looma in the Kimberley region on Sunday. It was the 19th Indigenous suicide in Western Australia state since December. | |
| Looma Police said the death of the "lovely girl" had shattered locals. | Looma Police said the death of the "lovely girl" had shattered locals. |
| "This is totally unexpected, it's rocked the community," Senior Sergeant Neville Rip told Australian media. | "This is totally unexpected, it's rocked the community," Senior Sergeant Neville Rip told Australian media. |
| The girl's life was marred by "trauma and tragedy", authorities said. | The girl's life was marred by "trauma and tragedy", authorities said. |
| "She had witnessed the suicide of another close family member and it's not anything I can go into any more detail about," West Australia's Child Protection Minister Helen Morton told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. | "She had witnessed the suicide of another close family member and it's not anything I can go into any more detail about," West Australia's Child Protection Minister Helen Morton told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. |
| "But the circumstances for this young girl and the level of accumulated harm and trauma that she had experienced in her short life was quite substantial." | "But the circumstances for this young girl and the level of accumulated harm and trauma that she had experienced in her short life was quite substantial." |
| Reports said the girl's parents lived hundreds of kilometres away. She had recently moved to live with extended family following the death of her older sister. | Reports said the girl's parents lived hundreds of kilometres away. She had recently moved to live with extended family following the death of her older sister. |
| Suicide prevention researcher Gerry Georgatos told the BBC that Indigenous Australians aged 14 and under were nine times more likely to consider suicide than the general population. | Suicide prevention researcher Gerry Georgatos told the BBC that Indigenous Australians aged 14 and under were nine times more likely to consider suicide than the general population. |
| "It's not the youngest I've seen," Mr Georgatos said. | "It's not the youngest I've seen," Mr Georgatos said. |
| "It's a tragedy and an abomination... it takes a lot for someone so young to give up so soon." | "It's a tragedy and an abomination... it takes a lot for someone so young to give up so soon." |
| The Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said he was deeply saddened by the news. | The Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said he was deeply saddened by the news. |
| "It has reinforced his resolve to do everything he can to prevent suicide and the enormous grief it causes families and communities," a spokesperson for Mr Scullion said in a statement. | "It has reinforced his resolve to do everything he can to prevent suicide and the enormous grief it causes families and communities," a spokesperson for Mr Scullion said in a statement. |
| Mr Scullion conceded late last year during a A$1m ($750,00; £500,000) Indigenous suicide services announcement that more coordinated and culturally appropriate care was needed. | Mr Scullion conceded late last year during a A$1m ($750,00; £500,000) Indigenous suicide services announcement that more coordinated and culturally appropriate care was needed. |
| Western Australia is reportedly planning an inquiry into suspected suicides in the Pilbarra and Kimberley. | Western Australia is reportedly planning an inquiry into suspected suicides in the Pilbarra and Kimberley. |