Coroner to investigate after Northern Territory records two deaths in custody in a week

<p>A 26-year old man died in a cell in Darwin on Saturday morning, and a 25 year-old man died in a police car on Tuesday</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>A 26-year-old man died at Darwin correctional centre on Saturday, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/northern-territory">Northern Territory</a> police said.</p><p>It was the territory’s second reported death in custody in just a matter of days.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/29/northern-territory-police-coroner-investigating-darwin-two-deaths-in-custody-one-week-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>