Reconciliation and Social Justice Library

ROYAL COMMISSION INTO

ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY

REPORT OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF

KAREN LEE O'ROURKE

• KAREN LEE O'ROURKE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • TEN YEARS DELAY
  • PERSONAL HISTORY, BACKGROUND AND LIFESTYLE
  • EVENTS THAT GAVE RISE TO CUSTODY
  • DETENTION AND A FIRE IN THE SECURITY ROOM
  • THE POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION
  • THE POLICE INVESTIGATION
  • THE CORONIAL INQUIRY
  • THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES INVESTIGATION
  • WAS DEATH PREVENTABLE?
    • APPENDIX I: PARTICULARS OF THE HEARING
      • TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING
      • APPEARANCES
      • WITNESSES AND EXHIBITS ETC
      • ONUS AND STANDARD OF PROOF
    • APPENDIX 2: LIST OF WITNESSES
    • APPENDIX 3: LIST OF EXHIBITS