Overview

• The 24-year-old Warlpiri man, who had a disability and was under a guardianship order and NDIS support, died on May 27 after plain-clothes NT police restrained him during an alleged shoplifting confrontation at an Alice Springs Coles.
• A preliminary autopsy on May 28 returned an undetermined cause of death pending further forensic analysis.
• Grandfather Ned Hargraves has led family demands for an independent inquiry and for immediate release of all CCTV and body-worn camera footage.
• Acting Commissioner Martin Dole has declined an external probe, affirming that the NT Police Major Crime Division will oversee the investigation under strict protocols.
• Hundreds attended a vigil on May 30 to mark the ninth Indigenous death in custody this year and to highlight concerns over the criminalisation of disability and Indigenous treatment by police.