00:02A dirt track and a rural quarry. The distressing scene of a life lost in police custody.
00:09We believe that it was some sort of drug-induced psychosis.
00:12The incident in Acacia in the Darwin rural area saw a 43-year-old die after reportedly self-harming during
00:20a confrontation with police, following a pursuit in vehicles and then on foot.
00:26Our members were faced with an incredibly confronting and traumatic event yesterday at Acacia Hills.
00:34The members that were affected have been offered counselling through our support and welfare services.
00:40Police backing the actions of attending officers, saying they did what they could and applied first aid, assuring further investigations
00:49will follow.
00:50It's a death in custody investigation declared and a major crime have it with oversight from Professional Standards Command.
01:00According to police, the man, a local from the rural area, had stolen two cars on Colton Road before leading
01:08officers on a chase to this quarry.
01:10We spoke to a resident out here on this isolated road in the Darwin rural area, who said that the
01:16man visited his property yesterday and stole a vehicle where his partner and child were at home.
01:22While he didn't want to speak on camera, he said the incident has left his small family rattled.
01:28Police have spent the day taking statements from victims and are calling for anyone with more information to come forward.
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