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NT coroner hears Kumanjayi Bloomfield death in custody investigation delivered 10 months late

The Northern Territory coroner has heard a recent police investigation into an Indigenous death in custody blew out to more than twice the recommended reporting timeframe.
Key points:
- Kumanjayi Bloomfield died after a police pursuit in remote Central Australia
- A coronial inquest has heard a police report into his death was delivered 10 months late
- A lawyer for the man’s family said the delay distressed the local community
Kumanjayi Bloomfield, 47, died in a vehicle rollover on the Plenty Highway near Harts Range while trying to evade a roadside breath test in July 2019.
Internal police guidelines require death in custody investigations be reported to the coroner within six months.
But an inquest into Mr Bloomfield’s death was yesterday told…
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