The tall man

Description:

In November 2004, in the small township of Palm Island in the far north of Queensland, Detective Hurley arrested Cameron Doomadgee for swearing at him. Doomadgee was drunk. A few hours later he was dead, his liver (according to the inquest) so badly damaged it was almost severed.

subjects: Death,  Police,  Police brutality,  Australia,  Complaints against,  Aboriginal Australian Prisoners,  Doomadgee, Mulrunji,  Hurley, Chris,  Police brutality -- Australia -- Great Palm Island (Qld.),  Prisoners, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- Great Palm Island (Qld.) -- Death,  Police -- Complaints against -- Australia -- Great Palm Island (Qld.),  Police, complaints against,  Police, australia,  Prisoners, australia,  Aboriginal australians,  Aborigines,  Gefängnis,  Law enforcement - Police conduct and attitudes,  Death - Inquests,  Waanyi people (G23) (Qld SE54-09)

People: Chris Hurley,  Mulrunji Doomadgee

Places: Australia,  Great Palm Island (Qld.)