Crime by Shayla Bulloch
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Subscriber only A CORONER has ruled that failings of prison staff at a Townsville jail did not contribute to the death of a suicidal young man, despite evidence stating he slipped through the cracks multiple times. Dylon Ahquee, 19, took his own life on Boxing Day 2015 while inside a Townsville Correction Centre cell. The inquest into his death examined if the authorities responsible for his mental health did their job properly, and whether any third party contributed to his death. Coroner Terry Ryan ruled that while there was evidence that Dylon s mental health history was missed, any intervention was unlikely to have prevented his death.
Crime by Shayla Bulloch
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Subscriber only A CORONER has ruled that failings of prison staff at a Townsville jail did not contribute to the death of a suicidal young man, despite evidence stating he slipped through the cracks multiple times. Dylon Ahquee, 19, took his own life on Boxing Day 2015 while inside a Townsville Correction Centre cell. The inquest into his death examined if the authorities responsible for his mental health did their job properly, and whether any third party contributed to his death. Coroner Terry Ryan ruled that while there was evidence that Dylon s mental health history was missed, any intervention was unlikely to have prevented his death.
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Subscriber only The cellmate of a young Townsville man who tragically took his life while behind bars has revealed the man s troubled mental state in the days beforehand. Tragic details of Dylon James Ahquee s final moments and his troubled history through the justice system were revealed at a coronial inquest on Wednesday. Mr Ahquee, 19, was found dead by his cellmate in his Townsville Correctional Centre cell on the night of Boxing Day 2015. Despite attempts by emergency services and correctives staff, he was unable to be revived.
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