WA's Department of Justice says the woman died on Christmas Eve after spending three days on life support at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
abc.net.au/news/wandoo-rehabilitation-prison-death-in-custody/101811264A 41-year-old Aboriginal woman has died in hospital after suffering a "medical event" at Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison in Perth's south.She died at Fiona Stanley Hospital three days laterThe woman, who died on Christmas Eve, had been on life support at Fiona Stanley Hospital since the medical event on December 21, a statement from WA's Department of Justice said.
The Department of Justice said its staff had facilitated and supported family members to spend time with the woman at the hospital until she passed away. "I wish to offer my condolences to the family at this difficult time," Commissioner for Corrective Services Mike Reynolds said.According to the statement, prison officers and medical staff provided the woman with first aid before an ambulance arrived on December 21, with preliminary reports indicating there were no suspicious circumstances.
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