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Inquest into death in custody of Aboriginal man Wayne Fella Morrison hears from prison staff
An inquest into the death of Aboriginal man Wayne Fella Morrison has heard concerns about staffing levels and training at the prison where the 29-year-old was pulled unresponsive from a prison van days before his death.
Key points:
- Wayne Fella Morrison was pulled unresponsive from a prison van in 2016
- A long-running inquest today took oral evidence for the first time since before the pandemic began
- It will hear from dozens more witnesses over the coming weeks
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the image of a deceased person.
Mr Morrison died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital three days after being taken out of a prison transport van at Yatala Labour Prison in September 2016.
He was restrained with…
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