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Death of Indigenous inmate Bailey Mackander at Gosford hospital could have been avoided, inquest hears
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous inmate who jumped a fence during a hospital transfer in NSW has been told the incident was “avoidable”.
Key points:
- Bailey Mackander broke free from two prison guards while leaving the hospital
- His mother had tried to speak to him that day but was not allowed
- The inquest heard the man may have lived if there was a grill on the wall he scaled
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains an image of a person who has died.
Bailey Mackander, 20, was on remand in the Central Coast’s Kariong Correctional Centre for drug and driving offences when he was taken to Gosford Hospital in November 2019.
NSW Deputy Coroner Elaine Truscott heard Mr Mackander had…
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