Senior officer was napping while teen attempted suicide

A warning this next story contains content some viewers may find distressing and includes the image of an Indigenous person who has died. The ABC can reveal the senior officer on duty the night Cleveland Dodd attempted to take his own life inside his prison cell was lying down in his office, partially undressed with the lights off. The revelation follows an ABC investigation which uncovered a litany of errors failing to prevent the 16 year's attempted suicide and hampering the emergency response.