Indigenous woman dies weeks after giving birth and being evicted from public housing: ‘She was failed completely’
Noongar woman Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis, while homeless to avoid an allegedly abusive ex-partner Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died The family of an Aboriginal mother of seven who died just weeks after giving birth say the Western Australian government knew she was experiencing domestic violence and fearing for her safety weeks before her death. Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis in Fiona Stanley hospital on 28 March, two weeks after
Noongar woman Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis while homeless to avoid an allegedly abusive ex-partner
Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died
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The family of an Aboriginal mother of seven who died just weeks after giving birth say the Western Australian government knew she was experiencing domestic violence and fearing for her safety weeks before her death.
Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis in Fiona Stanley hospital on 28 March, two weeks after giving birth to her son and after she was allegedly assaulted and had her nose broken by her former partner. Guardian Australia is not suggesting the alleged assault contributed to her death.
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