Kearah Ronan, a Yamatji woman, was arrested, strip searched and forced to spend a night in the Perth Watch House after ‘failing to obey a witness summons’ because she was too sick to attend court for her abusive ex’s case.

WA Attorney-General John Quigley explains the changes recommended to the Criminal Procedure Act and how to stop the same thing from happening again.

 

Kearah Ronan, a Yamatji woman, was arrested, strip searched and forced to spend a night in the Perth Watch House after &lsquo;failing to obey a witness summons&rsquo; because she was too sick to attend court for her abusive ex&rsquo;s case.
WA Attorney-General John Quigley explains the changes recommended to the Criminal Procedure Act and how to stop the same thing from happening again.
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