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Indigenous girl, 16, shackled to hospital bed after being allegedly dragged through her home by police in Perth

WA government has defended the practice of shackling people in hospital as ‘part of standard custodial management practices’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Western Australian justice department has defended its use of restraints after a 16-year-old Indigenous girl was shackled to a Perth hospital bed after she was taken into custody. A photo shared by the family…

Indigenous girl, 16, shackled to hospital bed after being allegedly dragged through her home by police in Perth

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