Mildura police drop Aboriginal flag damage charge

  POLICE have dropped a charge against Mildura woman Karen Ridge, who made national headlines last year, prompting the #TooStrongForYouKaren movement. In February this year, police charged the 48-year-old with wilfully damaging an Aboriginal flag, belonging to Robert Knight and valued at $100, on December 14. However police withdrew the charge at Mildura Magistrates’ Court […]

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