Kenyan student Sheila Chebii fell 15 floors to her death while working at a Sydney hotel. Her family want answers
Submitted 3 days ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to news@aussie.zone
Submitted 3 days ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to news@aussie.zone
zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Previously posted regarding the lack of Australian coverage on this: aussie.zone/post/33329486
Nath@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I mean - what coverage do we want as a society on this? The headline tells just about everything we know. This sentence is carrying all that anyone has: “NSW police said a report would be presented to the state coroner to determine if an inquest into Chebii’s death will be held. A spokesperson for SafeWork NSW confirmed it was “making inquiries” into the matter.”
It’d be wall-to-wall if we knew she was murdered. It’d get nothing if we knew she killed herself. It’d get a minor article and the hotel would face charges if we knew a railing failed or something.
But we have nothing in this case. It’s weird that she fell to her death, and a bit suspicious. But I don’t actually know what coverage I would demand in this situation.
“The Family want answers” is probably about the only angle they can go with.
zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I think what the Guardian has now published is about what I’d expect, but, as was covered in the video in the previous post I linked to, no Australian outlet had published anything at all about it. This is the first mention in the Australian press, 2 months on.
That’s despite the suspiciousness, questions from the family, coverage in Kenyan and diaspora media, the matter being raised in the Kenyan Parliament, and a community protest march in Sydney (more than two weeks ago now).