Central Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Unit (CAAFLU) and the North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS) have issued this joint statement following the death of another Aboriginal woman in the Northern Territory.
“An alleged domestic violence assault has claimed the life of yet another Aboriginal woman in the Northern Territory (NT) and our hearts are with her family, friends and the community,” says CAAFLU CEO PC Clarke.
NAAFLS CEO Cindy Torrens: “It has been less than two months since the Northern Territory Coroner handed down her report into the deaths of four Aboriginal women. The Coroner found the level of domestic, family and sexual violence to be an “epidemic” across the NT.”
The epidemic continues and our women deserve better, say both leaders.
ENDS
Reference to ABC News Story at Woman found dead near Todd River in Alice Springs, male partner arrested – ABC News
For more information:
CAAFLU
Jordan Smyth E:[email protected] M 0487 124 155
NAAFLS
Vienna Richards E:[email protected] M 0472 525 167
