First Nations boy, 10, dies in apparent suicide while in state care in Western Australia

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Advocates say the boy took his own life, leaving his family ‘devastated’ and triggering a coronial inquest

The central law courts building in Perth in Western Australia. The 10-year-old Indigenous boy’s death has triggered a coronial inquest.The central law courts building in Perth in Western Australia. The 10-year-old Indigenous boy’s death has triggered a coronial inquest.Advocates for the family say the boy, who cannot be named, took his own life on Friday night, leaving his family “devastated” and triggering a coronial inquiry.

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