Cape York man who died in police custody self-harmed, court hears

abc.net.au/news/indigenous-death-mr-george-police-custody-self-harm-cape-york/102218130A pre-inquest conference into the death in custody of a 51-year-old Indigenous man in the remote Cape York town of Kowanyama has heard the man was engaging in an act of self-harm and was not checked on by police for more than an hour before he was found unresponsive.

The conference session heard the man, named for cultural reasons as Mr George, was arrested by police on November 9, 2022 after reports of a domestic violence incident. Counsel assisting the Coroner Melia Benn told the court Mr George was placed in a cell at the watchhouse at 1.21pm."Mr George fell back onto the risen built-in concrete bed and laid there until police checked on him, approximately one hour and 14 minutes later," she said.

She said the officers in the watchhouse then began CPR and the Kowanyama medical services were alerted and attended the watchhouse, but Mr George was unable to be revived.At the end of proceedings, Mr George's sister, Gwynette George, spoke to the court through sobs.She said all of the family and greater Kowanyama community had been affected.

He like all, has to take personal responsibility for his actions. It’s not “someone else’s fault”. It’s his choice.

The way cops treat folks in custody, I don’t blMe the guy for taking his own life. There’s only so much trauma person can take.

imagine this this was a white fella would the abc even notice?! the answer is : no reverse racism at the abc...

I’m sure whe did. One thing we have learnt is never trust the police as they are corrupt as f these days. Let’s see the video footage.

The ABC reports every single Aboriginal death in custody, even though the rate of Aboriginal deaths in custody is lower than it is for non-Aboriginals and it has been for at least the last 20 years

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