NY Times · Feb 24, 2019
The Police Were Called for Help. They Arrested Her Instead.
David Dare Parker for The New York Times
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JOONDALUP, Australia — When the police arrived at Naomi Bropho’s door in Western Australia in late 2017, she was relieved. Her brother, in an agitated rage, was on his way to her home, and her mother had called them to protect her.
Instead, the police handcuffed Ms. Bropho.
Ms. Bropho, a 35-year-old Noongar woman, was stunned. She had five children at home, she pleaded, one of whom was still breast-feeding.
