Thin Black Line

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Thin Black Line

Tragic incident or unfinished business? The 1993 death of Daniel Yock sparked a wildfire of anger fuelled by decades of bad blood between police and the Aboriginal community. Thin Black Line investigates the profound impact of a death in custody.

  1. 07/11/2020

    01 | The Dancer

    Daniel Yock and his mates are sitting in Brisbane's Musgrave Park when they notice a police van. What happens next triggers a dramatic chain of events.

    22 min

  2. 07/11/2020

    02 | 'You Love That Type Of Stuff'

    Joseph Blair was the sole eyewitness as Daniel Yock lay dying in the back of a police van. Now, he breaks his silence about the moments leading up to Daniel's death. NB: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that the following image depicts a person who has died.

    29 min

  3. 07/11/2020

    03 | Black and Blood

    Violence erupts as Brisbane's frustrated Murri community march on police headquarters. And a controversial government watchdog is put in charge of investigating the arrest and death of Daniel Yock.

    21 min

  4. 07/11/2020

    04 | Shine a Light

    Tensions worsen when six police officers are accused of kidnapping three Aboriginal children and dumping them twelve kilometres away. We take a detour to look at the infamous 'Pinkenba Six' incident - and two of the boys speak publicly for the first time in 26 years.

    38 min

  5. 07/11/2020

    05 | The Boys vs Queensland

    The Criminal Justice Commission inquiry into the arrest and death of Daniel Yock begins — without a final autopsy report. But, from the outset, the inquiry seems to be divided into two camps — the police on one side, and the Brisbane Murri community on the other.

    39 min

  6. 07/11/2020

    06 | Justice Or Just Us

    Commissioner Wyvill delivers his report into the death of Daniel Yock and what he finds will confound Daniel's family and friends. Although the inquiry wraps up and the case is closed — it's not the end of the story.

    43 min

  7. 03/11/2020

    INTRODUCING — Thin Black Line

    Depending on who you ask, the infamous 1993 death in custody of Aboriginal teenager Daniel Yock is either a tragic incident or unfinished business. His still-grieving family believe that not only could Daniel's death have been prevented, but that he shouldn't have been arrested in the first place.

    5 min
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Tragic incident or unfinished business? The 1993 death of Daniel Yock sparked a wildfire of anger fuelled by decades of bad blood between police and the Aboriginal community. Thin Black Line investigates the profound impact of a death in custody.

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