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  "id": 10386359,
  "title": "Victoria police apologise over death of injured man taken to cells instead of hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/victoria-police-apologise-over-death-of-injured-man-taken-to-cells",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:47:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/28/victoria-police-apologise-over-makai-death-in-custody-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Inquest into 2023 death shown footage of John Makai struggling to stand after suffering serious head injury from being punched in head by son Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victorian police have apologised to the family of a man who died after being held for five hours in a police cell without medical treatment…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Victoria police apologise over death of injured man taken to cells instead of hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/victoria-police-apologise-over-death-of-injured-man-taken-to-cells-10387364",
        "published": "2026-09-28T06:47:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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