The state coroner finds an Indigenous teen drowned in 2022 as a "tragic consequence" of following his adored older brother into the Ross River while fleeing police.

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Coroner finds police not at fault in Queensland teen's drowning

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A coroner has found an Indigenous teen drowned as a result of following his brother into a river to escape detection by police over a stolen car.

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Indigenous teen drowned fleeing with brother from cops

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Warning: This story contains the name of a deceased Indigenous person.An Indigenous teen drowned as a "tragic consequence" of following his brother into a river to avoid being caught by police after driving in a stolen car, a coroner has found.Robert George Kenneth Malayta, 18, was found dead by police divers in the Ross River near the Townsville suburb of Kirwan in north Queensland on February 25, 2022.Malayta's older brother Shakur McLennan wa…

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Indigenous teen drowned in river while fleeing with brother from cops, inquest finds

A coroner has found an Indigenous teen drowned as a result of following his brother into a river...

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An Indigenous teen drowned as a “tragic consequence” of following his brother into a river to avoid being caught by police after driving in a stolen car, a coroner has found.

Coroner finds police not at fault in Queensland teen's drowning

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