Tag: dwayne johnstone
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VICTIM’S FAMILY RELEASES STATEMENT FOLLOWING MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
A warning to our indigenous readers, this report contains the name of a deceased person. The family of a man allegedly fatally shot by a Corrective Services officer outside Lismore Base Hospital in 2019 has released a statement. Police allege 43-year-old Dwayne Johnstone was attempting to escape custody when the officer opened fire. Mr Johnstone’s…
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CORRECTIVES OFFICER CHARGED OVER FATAL SHOOTING OF INMATE
A Corrective Services officer has been charged with manslaughter over the shooting death of a man in custody outside Lismore Base Hospital in 2019. And a warning to our indigenous viewers, this report by Lachlan Grant contains the name and images of a deceased person.
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CORONIAL INQUEST INTO DEATH OF DWAYNE JOHNSTONE SUSPENDED
An inquest into the death of an indigenous man in custody, shot outside Lismore Base Hospital, has been suspended. The coroner referring one of the corrective services officers involved, to the Department of Public Prosecutions. And a warning to our indigenous viewers – this story contains images of a deceased person.
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CORONER ADJOURNS INQUEST INTO DWAYNE JOHNSTONE’S DEATH IN CUSTODY
An inquest into the death of Aboriginal man Dwayne Johnstone has been adjourned until tomorrow at Lismore’s Coroner’s Court. The 43-year-old was in custody when he was fatally shot outside the Base Hospital in March last year. Coroner, Magistrate Teresa O’Sullivan, will decide whether criminal charges should be laid against the corrective services officer who…
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INQUEST BEGINS INTO DEATH OF ABORIGINAL MAN IN CUSTODY
A coronial inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man in custody is underway in Lismore. Dwayne Johnstone was fatally shot outside Lismore Base Hospital last year. Reporter Lachlan Grant was in court. Indigenous viewers are warned that the following story contains images of a deceased person.