17-year-old Indigenous boy dies by suicide at Banksia Hill Youth Detention Centre, marking the second incident in less than a year.

17-year-old Indigenous boy dies by suicide at Banksia Hill Youth Detention Centre in Western Australia, marking the second such incident in less than a year. Premier Roger Cook confirmed the tragic event and announced an ongoing internal investigation, with police preparing a report for the coroner. The teenager had spent only two days in custody before he was found unresponsive in his cell. This follows the death of a 16-year-old in the same facility ten months ago, for which prison staff were cleared of serious misconduct, but significant failures were found prior to his death.