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NSW Corrective Services officer charged with manslaughter of Dwayne Johnstone outside Lismore Base Hospital
A NSW Corrective Services officer has been charged with the manslaughter of a man who was shot outside Lismore Base Hospital in 2019.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the image of a person who has died.
Key points:
- Dwayne Johnstone was shot once in the back while shackled and handcuffed
- Earlier that day he had been refused bail and suffered an epileptic fit in his cell
- A coroner referred his death for prosecution last year
Dwayne Johnstone, 43, was shot while attempting to escape custody on a visit to the hospital about 7:30pm on March 15.
The Indigenous man was in handcuffs and ankle cuffs when he allegedly elbowed and pushed an officer and ran.
As Johnstone crossed the street, one…
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