Victoria police called to give evidence into Indigenous man’s death in custody seek protection from self-incrimination

Request comes at the start of a two-week inquest into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar in Melbourne Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Eleven police officers called to give evidence into the death of an Aboriginal man in custody have sought certificates to protect themselves from self-incrimination. The request from the…

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• Request comes at the start of a two-week inquest into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar in Melbourne Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Eleven police officers called…
• The request from the Victoria police chief commissioner came at the start of a two-week inquest into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar.
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• Request comes at the start of a two-week inquest into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar in Melbourne Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Eleven police officers called…

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• The request from the Victoria police chief commissioner came at the start of a two-week inquest into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar.
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• Request comes at the start of a two-week inquest into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar in Melbourne Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Eleven police officers called…
• The request from the Victoria police chief commissioner came at the start of a two-week inquest into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar.