Indigenous legal officer tells court she heard the ‘thumping’ of feet external her house and later tried to give legal advice from a fence external police barracksA Palm Island woman has described seeing police with helmets,shields and a dog marching past her driveway after riots were sparked by a death in custody.
Andrea Sailor, who was a field officer with an Indigenous legal service at the time of the riots in 2004, or gave evidence on day two of a trial to determine whether the actions of police after the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee were racially discriminatory.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com