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Coroner says Aboriginal girl, 9, who took her life in foster care was ‘not sufficiently supported’ by Territory Families
A traumatised nine-year-old girl who killed herself while in foster care was “not sufficiently supported” by the Territory Families department, which “largely ignored” its own placement policy for Aboriginal children, the Northern Territory coroner has found.
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“Sammy” was placed in the…
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