10 Oct 2022

Coroner's inquest begins into death of Alo Ngata in police cell

From Checkpoint, 5:53 pm on 10 October 2022

The coroner's inquest into the death of a man who was left face-down in a police cell with an incorrectly fitted spit hood covering his face has begun in Auckland today. The man's family filled the public gallery at the Auckland District Court hearing today, which is expected to run all week. Amy Williams has been at the hearing.