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An Indigenous woman has died in custody in Western Australia after having a heart attack on Saturday night.An Indigenous woman has died in custody in Western Australia after having a heart attack on Saturday night.
The 44-year-old Noongar woman was on remand at Bandyup women’s prison in Perth.The 44-year-old Noongar woman was on remand at Bandyup women’s prison in Perth.
In a statement, WA corrective services commissioner James McMahon said the woman was taken in an ambulance to Royal Perth hospital after having a heart attack, and died at the hospital.In a statement, WA corrective services commissioner James McMahon said the woman was taken in an ambulance to Royal Perth hospital after having a heart attack, and died at the hospital.
McMahon gave his condolences to the woman’s family and said her death would be subject to a coronial inquiry.McMahon gave his condolences to the woman’s family and said her death would be subject to a coronial inquiry.
In a statement, the Death in Custody Watch Committee said it was deeply saddened by her death and would be providing support to her family.In a statement, the Death in Custody Watch Committee said it was deeply saddened by her death and would be providing support to her family.
Guardian Australia has not published the woman’s name out of respect for her family.Guardian Australia has not published the woman’s name out of respect for her family.
She is the first Indigenous woman to die in custody since 22-year-old Yamatji woman Ms Dhu died while being held in the police lockup in Port Hedland, 1,500km north of Perth, for $3,622 in unpaid fines.She is the first Indigenous woman to die in custody since 22-year-old Yamatji woman Ms Dhu died while being held in the police lockup in Port Hedland, 1,500km north of Perth, for $3,622 in unpaid fines.
After Dhu’s death, both police and corrective services introduced a protocol requiring an ambulance to be used for any emergeny medical transport. After Dhu’s death, police introduced a protocol requiring an ambulance to be used for any emergeny medical transport.
State coroner Ros Fogliani is due to hand down her findings on Dhu’s death on Friday, more than a year after the four-week inquest into her death began.State coroner Ros Fogliani is due to hand down her findings on Dhu’s death on Friday, more than a year after the four-week inquest into her death began.