‘A sobering indictment’: 14 homeless people die a year in public parks or countryside in Australia, analysis finds

Fourteen rough sleepers are dying in public parks or countryside areas each year on average in Australia, an analysis of hidden death reports reveals. The deaths of a young international student sleeping rough in Hyde Park , a young homeless mother who died of sepsis in Western Australia , and a newborn baby at a makeshift homeless camp near Wagga beach have prompted an outpouring of grief and shock in recent weeks. …