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Banksia Hill teenager becomes the second child to die by suicide in WA's troubled youth detention system

Aug. 31, 2024 - 09:52 By ABC NEWS (Australia)

Police in WA are investigating the death of a second teenager in youth custody in Perth. The 17-year-old was found unresponsive in his cell inside the Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre. A warning, this story discusses an incident of self-harm. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised this story contains the name of a person who has died.