NT Coroner extends inquest into the tragic death of three-year-old boy Mitchell Thomas

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Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has extended the inquest into the death of three-year-old Mitchell Thomas who died of smoke inhalation in a fire at a public housing unit in Alice Springs in 2023.

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00:00So the inquest is two-pronged. They're looking into the causes of the fire that led to the little boy's death,

00:07but they're also looking more systematically at failings across social housing in the Northern Territory.

00:13We've heard that 21% of all the fire alarms in these units have expired,

00:19that 58% of 600 rip-sensitive apartments have electrical wirings that require immediate repair.

00:27We've heard during the inquest that an electrician, whose son had given it a clean bill of health,

00:33that this electrician then went in and, according to the barrister to the inquiry,

00:37changed the report, something that he's tenuously denied.

00:40We then heard on the last day of evidence that the block of flats themselves was actually demolished before the inquest began,

00:47something that the coroner referred to as deeply frustrating.

00:51and it is because of this that the inquest has been extended by two days

00:57and it will now be adjourning until the 16th of December.

01:01of the year of death, this one.

01:06So, we're going to show you how many people were out there and the elect,

01:11to think of the way of getting to the point of the circle and the other things.

01:13The division of fire is on the right hand side of people.

01:17We're able to turn off on them, and I will, but I see.

01:20With this one, we're up to find this one person,

01:22and it's really important to make sure that the individuals can connect with this one person,

01:24that also can connect with the video, the opportunity to actually connect with anyone.

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