First Nations boy, 10, dies in apparent suicide while in state care in Western Australia

Advocates say the boy took his own life, leaving his family ‘devastated’ and triggering a coronial inquest

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A 10-year-old First Nations boy has died in an apparent suicide in state care in Western Australia, advocates for the family say.

Advocates for the family say the boy, who cannot be named, took his own life on Friday night, leaving his family “devastated” and triggering a coronial inquiry.

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