Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone was fatally shot by a Corrective Services officer in Lismore in 2019. The Corrective Services officer who shot him was found not guilty of murder.
Dwayne Johnstone was shot and killed while trying to escape from custody outside the Lismore Base Hospital.A coroner has called for an urgent review of the use of firearms by Corrective Services officers.The coroner's recommendations will be considered by the Minister for Corrective Services and the Attorney-General.Share article
State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan delivered her formal recommendation after resuming the inquest into the death of Dwayne Johnstone. Today Magistrate O'Sullivan recommended an urgent review of the legislation and regulation of the use of firearms by Corrective Services officers."Officer A and Officer B were not carrying batons or tasers."
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