The death of a Kiwi mother at an Australian detention centre is one of three under scrutiny by a senior New South Wales Coroner. Leah Porter, 53, was found dead in her room in May 2022 at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney. Steel fences surround the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney. Photo / AFPLast month, NSW Deputy State Coroner Elizabeth Ryan began hearing evidence at an inquest into the death of Porter and two other Villawood detainees. They said the ABF “invests significant resources” to provide “quality amenities and a broad range of health and welfare services and activities”.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 19, 2023 23:23 UTC