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10 August 2026

Coroner finds Corrections missed risk assessment before Invercargill inmate Nukuroa Strange's death

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Source reporting: rnz.co.nz

Coroner finds Corrections missed risk assessment before Invercargill inmate Nukuroa Strange's death

Nukuroa Strange died in his cell after he was shifted out of a unit for at-risk prisoners.

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