Aunt of 11yo girl who took her own life calls for cycle of silence around sexual abuse to end

The aunt of a young girl who took her own life after the man accused of sexually abusing her was released on bail, says the abuse her niece allegedly suffered mirrors that experienced by many children in Western Australia's Indigenous community.

"We are still not dealing with the real issue, the real issue why all these young kids are taking their own lives is because we have had family thinking they can touch you, abuse you, sexually, molest you," Ms Abraham said.

Ms Abraham said she was sexually abused as a child, by a different man, and did not report her own assault until her early twenties.

Ms McGlade said findings of the 2002 Gordon Inquiry were initially viewed as a watershed moment for the Indigenous community, but it was still waiting for the implementation of many of its recommendations.

"This fly-in, fly-out approach where non-Indigenous police come in and bring out the abuse in communities and then leave does nothing to improve safety for victims," Ms McGlade said.

Regional Assistant Police Commissioner Jo McCabe said on Wednesday that an early assessment of Annaliesse Ugle's case indicated police bail should not have been granted to her alleged abuser

"In general, bail is considered on a case by case basis and aligned with the bail act, however an early assessment of this case, and the seriousness of the offences, tells me that police bail should have been opposed and not considered," she said