[imagecaption] GMAR rally – #Apology10, Gadigal Country (Sydney), 2018. Photo: Charandev Singh. [/imagecaption]
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Girls have died in shocking circumstances while under the care of child protective services in Australia and Canada.
There are also instances of Indigenous girls dying in circumstances where child protective services placed them in the care of family members who were not equipped to provide them with adequate care; despite warning signs, protective services then failed to intervene. An 8 year old girl died from dehydration in the West Australian desert in 2012 in these circumstances, as did Deborah Melville, a 12 year old, who died in Darwin in harrowing conditions of neglect in 2007.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are respectfully advised that this website contains images of and references to deceased persons.
All viewers are respectfully advised that the site contains images of and references to the deaths in custody of Indigenous peoples, Black people and refugees that may cause distress.