Victoria police called to give evidence into Indigenous man’s death in custody seek protection from self-incrimination

<p>Request comes at the start of a two-week inquest into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar in Melbourne</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Eleven police officers called to give evidence into the death of an Aboriginal man in custody have sought certificates to protect themselves from self-incrimination.</p><p>The request from the Victoria police chief commissioner came at the start of a two-week inquest into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/30/indigenous-death-custody-victoria-police-seek-protection-self-incrimination-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>