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The handicap boy is supposed to be tormented and forced to drink toilet water in the Queensland police watch

The handicap boy is supposed to be tormented and forced to drink toilet water in the Queensland police watch

A 12-year-old boy with disabilities was tormented by a older child in a Queensland watches for more than an hour-including was forced to drink urine-despite the CCTV area.

Warning: This story contains details that some readers can find in suffering.

The alleged victim, who was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD), was arrested on unrelated issues and placed in the Cairns watch house, opposite two 15 -year -old boys and a 13 -year -old.

A 15 -year -old boy has been accused of nine indescent treatment charges and seven accusations of common attack on the alleged incident.

Some of the details are too graphic to publish, but it is assumed that the boy is pressed to sprout his head in the toilet, commit raw indecent acts, drink toilet water and near their own vomiting.

Cairns Watch House is an extremely safe environment in which all cells are covered by CCTV, which includes audio recordings. The CCTV monitors are located in the area of ​​the officers.

Photography of the entry of Cairns Police House, including signs on the door, saying

Adults and children are often held in police wake -up homes, waiting for judicial data or transfer to detention units. (
ABC News: Sharnie Kim
)

Police will support in 10 minutes from the boy who will enter his cell, one of the 15-year-olds guided to take off his clothes, put his head in the toilet and reddel and drink toilet water, on who seemed to obey.

The boy was about 12 minutes in the cell, when a member of the watch house staff asked why he has no clothes.

It will be assumed that teenagers denied to take their clothes and offensive.

The 12 -year -old was trained to drink urine, to be physically agitated, to vomit and to make explicit sexual observations on the intercom of the personnel at the House of Clock.

ABC understands that the alleged victim was heard noting that he was “scared” by the boys.

It is assumed that other crimes were committed until an officer of the watches came, gave the boy a pair of shorts and moved it to a cell away from the other children.

Until then, he was in the first cell for more than an hour.

Cairns

Accommodation cells in the boys’ unit at Cairns Watch House. (Provided: Queensland ombudsman)

The next day, the boy spoke to his care worker about the alleged incident.

A spokesman for the Queensland Police Service confirmed that a teenager was accused after “it is assumed to verbally force a 12 -year -old boy from a separate cell in the House in Cairns.”

“The 12 -year -old is offered continuous support about this issue,” the police said.

Fifty children are kept in watchmakers

Last year, QPS Commissioner, Steve Gollschewski, announced a revision of the state watch houses to address “END-TO-end systemic problems.”

Adults and children are often held in police wake -up homes, waiting for judicial data or transfer to detention units.

“Once QPS is advised on an available position, the young man is transferred to the center (youth detention) as soon as possible,” said the spokesman.

“Where possible, children are separated by other children in clock homes. Children are always separated by adults in arrest.”

Starting Monday morning, 521 adults and 50 children in units took place, including a young man who spent 22 days in the CaboolTure watches.

It is expected that the QPS review will be delivered to Commissioner Gollschewski by the end of March and will make a series of recommendations.

Request “immediate” changes

The alleged incident in Cairns shocked the lawyers.

Matilda Alexander said that the watches are not safe for any child, “the executive director of the inclusion, Matilda Alexander, said that the watch houses are not safe for any children.”

“Too many children with intellectual disability reach the houses of watches and detention despite the fact that they are not criminally responsible.”

she said.

A white woman with short blonde hair standing in an office space

Matilda Alexander says that watches are not safe for children. (ABC News: Chris Gillette)

“We need urgent and immediate changes in arrest procedures to deviate children with disabilities in the support, rather than to endanger them.”

“The Royal Handicap Commission has requested urgent changes to the criminal justice system to be implemented immediately to stop abuse and injury.”

The Queensland family and the children’s commissioner, Natalie Lewis, criticized the practice of keeping children in watchmakers.

“Reflects a willful disregard for the safety of children in Queensland”, “

she said.