The family of Diane Miller, the Indigenous woman who died early Friday morning days after being attacked at a Perth shopping centre, has said they will leave the pursuit of justice to the police.
Ms Miller, 30, was five months pregnant at the time of her death.
She suffered a cardiac arrest after being struck in the head by a concrete block. It is understood that a teenager threw the block through her car window outside Waterford Plaza, Karawara, in what police called a “senseless” and “unprovoked” attack.
On Friday her uncle, Primus Hanson, said the family would leave the investigation to the police
“It should never have happened to anybody. We would not wish this on anyone,” he said.
“There will be no repercussions (from our family). We have already lost two people out of it, we don’t want another one.
“Let the police handle it. Let them do their job.”
Ms Miller’s husband Phillip Edmonds said it was difficult to speak so soon after losing his partner and unborn child.
“We are struggling. We are too hurt to do anything at the moment,” he said.
“We are one family at the end of the day. We are one mob.
“She was a good woman. We all loved her. That is what has brought us together here. She was a good woman… I love her with all my life.”
He held their eight-month-old son Lloyde in his arms.
Family supporter Megan Krakouer said the death of Ms Miller and her unborn child has caused “massive devastation throughout the community, for all our people”.
“She was a beautiful and loved person in the community.”
Police had charged a 17-year-old with grievous bodily harm but the charge is expected to be revised soon.
