Inquest hears Robert Malayta, 18, died after following his brother into a river to avoid being caught after driving in a stolen car
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An Indigenous teen drowned as a “tragic consequence” of following his brother into a river to avoid being caught by police after driving in a stolen car, a coroner has found.
Robert George Kenneth Malayta, 18, was found dead by police divers in the Ross River near the Townsville suburb of Kirwan in north Queensland on 25 February 2022.
