Reconciliation and Social Justice Library

ROYAL COMMISSION INTO

ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY

REPORT OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF

DEIDRE ABIGAIL SHORT

• DEIDRE ABIGAIL SHORT
  • SYNOPSIS
  • THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DEIDRE SHORT
    • LOCKHART RIVER - PAST AND PRESENT 1
      • 1.1 Introduction
      • 1.2 Pre-contact History
      • 1.3 European Contact
      • 1.4 The Mission
      • 1.5 Government Administration
      • 1.6 The New Act
      • 1.7 The Plight of the People Today
    • PERSONAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
      • 2.1 Family and Early Life
      • 2.2 Education and Employment
      • 2.3 Marital Status
      • 2.4 Health
      • 2.5 Contact with the Criminal Justice System
    • EVENTS THAT OCCURRED BEFORE CUSTODY
      • 3.1 At the Canteen
      • 3.2 Deidre is Arrested
    • EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN CUSTODY
      • 4.1 Deidre is Placed in the Watchhouse
      • 4.2 Further Arrests
      • 4.3 Deidre Experiences Chest Pain and Seeks Assistance
      • 4.4 The Lockhart River Watchhouse
      • 4.5 Discovery of the Body
      • 4.6 The State Police Attend at the Watchhouse
    • THE POLICE INVESTIGATION
    • THE POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION
    • THE CORONIAL INQUIRY
    • WAS DEATH PREVENTABLE?
  • UNDERLYING ISSUES AND OTHER MATTERS
    • 1. THE LEGACY OF EUROPEAN CONTACT
    • 2. RE-EMPOWERMENT
    • 3. THE OUTSTATION MOVEMENT
    • 4. TRADITIONAL ATTACHMENT TO LAND
    • 5. EMPLOYMENT
    • 6. HOUSING
    • 7. HEALTH
    • 8. ALCOHOL ABUSE
    • 9. EDUCATION
    • 10. THE LOCKHART RIVER WATCHHOUSE
    • 11. POLICING
    • APPENDIX 1: PARTICULARS OF THE HEARING
      • Time and Place of Hearing
      • Appearances
      • Witnesses and Exhibits etc.
      • Onus and Standard of Proof
    • APPENDIX 2: LIST OF WITNESSES