Family of Aboriginal man who died in custody say Covid restrictions prevented them visiting him

Frank ‘Gud’ Coleman’s family and the Aboriginal Legal Service are demanding answers after his death in Sydney’s Long Bay jail

The family of an Aboriginal man who died in a New South Wales jail say their “complete shock” has been compounded by Covid restrictions that prevented them from visiting him in person for 18 months before his sudden death.

Frank “Gud” Coleman, a 43-year-old Ngemba man, was found unresponsive in his cell on the morning of Thursday 8 July at Long Bay jail.

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