Filipino migrant worker’s death in NSW referred to federal police
Deputy state coroner concludes 21-year-old, who died after exiting a moving vehicle, was ‘exploited’ and exposed to ‘potentially criminal’ conduct in five weeks in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales coroner has referred the death of a...
<p>Deputy state coroner concludes 21-year-old, who died after exiting a moving vehicle, was ‘exploited’ and exposed to ‘potentially criminal’ conduct in five weeks in Australia</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A New South Wales coroner has referred the death of a Filipino migrant worker, who died after jumping from a moving vehicle in 2019, to the Australian federal police to consider further investigations.</p><p>NSW deputy state coroner Rebecca Hosking handed down the findings into the death of 21-year-old Jerwin Royupa on Friday. She concluded Royupa, a trainee at a winery, was “exploited” and exposed to “potentially criminal” conduct during his five weeks in Australia.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/17/filipino-migrant-workers-death-in-nsw-referred-to-federal-police">Continue reading...</a>
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