The family of an Aboriginal man who died in police custody has welcomed a ban on the use of chokeholds during arrests, but says there are continued cultural issues between First Nations peoples and police.
A struggle ensued when police officers attempted to arrest Mr Nixon-McKeller.
"We went out to the cemetery [yesterday] to put some flowers on [his grave] and had a cry for him," she said."While we couldn't save Steven, we hope this can save other lives so no other family has to go through what we went through." "We've been thinking about when police approach or apprehend an Aboriginal person … they should have done a kind of health check," Aunty Lynette said.
"We wanted to sit with him where he lay [when Steven died] to call his ancestors to guide his way, but we were denied that right, our cultural duty.The Queensland Police Service said it would not provide a comment on the concerns raised by Ms Mitchell, as the case was under consideration by the Coroner.
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