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Review gun laws 'so no one else has to go through it'

An urgent review of correctional officers' use of firearms has been recommended by an inquiry into the death of an Indigenous man shot while fleeing custody.

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Man shot dead by corrections officer was no threat: mum

The mother of an Indigenous man shot dead as he fled from custody says she holds no animosity towards the correctional officer who killed her son.

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Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Reforms could be needed to prevent another incident like the shooting death of an Indigenous man who ran from custody, a coroner has heard.

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Prison officer cleared for shooting escaping inmate

A NSW prison officer has been cleared of murder and manslaughter charges after shooting escaping inmate Dwayne Johnstone as he ran from custody in shackles.

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Shot that killed prisoner needed to stop escape: lawyer

A corrective services officer was only trying to prevent an escape when he shot a man in the back, his barrister has told a jury.

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Shooting of escaping man was murder, jury told

A prison officer is defending a murder charge after shooting a shackled inmate who'd slipped a colleague's grip and run across a road.

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NSW prison officer to face murder retrial

A NSW prison officer accused of murdering an inmate trying to escape will face a second trial after jury failed to reach a verdict

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Escapee murder trial jury discharged

The jury in the trial of a NSW prison officer accused of murdering an inmate during an escape bid has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.

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Jury unable to reach verdict in murder trial over shooting death of Indigenous inmate

A jury is unable to reach a verdict in the murder trial over the shooting death of an Indigenous inmate outside Lismore Base Hospital in 2019.

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Jury retires to deliberate verdict in murder trial over shooting death of Indigenous inmate

The jury is considering its verdict in the trial of a NSW Corrective Services officer charged over the death of a man in Lismore.

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Dwayne Johnstone murder trial jury told officer acted lawfully when he shot shackled Indigenous man

A jury hears a NSW Corrections officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a shackled Indigenous man in Lismore.

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'I shot him': Call made when inmate felled

A prison officer's triple-zero call made moments after he fatally gunned down inmate Dwayne Johnstone in northern NSW has been played during his murder trial.

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Shot inmate was 'quicker than expected'

The prison officer whose colleague fatally shot an inmate was surprised at how fast the shackled man could run, a NSW court has been told.

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Corrections officer charged over shooting of Dwayne Johnstone was doing his 'duty', court told

The lawyer for "Officer A" tells a jury he fired three shots at a fleeing Indigenous inmate — the last one fatal — to prevent his escape.

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Prison officer performing duty, trial told

A NSW custody officer didn't shoot dead a restrained man out of malice, revenge or anger but because he was trying to prevent an escape, a jury has been told.

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NSW Corrective Services officer faces murder charge over Dwayne Johnstone's death

Eleven seconds of CCTV footage has shown the moments during which a NSW Corrective Services officer shot an Indigenous man as he tried to flee custody.

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Escapee shot within 11 seconds, trial told

The shooting death of an escaping inmate by a prison officer outside a northern NSW hospital was murder, a jury has been told.

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Prison officers on strike

Prison officers in NSW are on strike for 24 hours, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is listening ‘respectfully’ to the government’s plans for a Voice to Parliament.

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NSW corrections officer faces upgraded charge of murder over death of Indigenous inmate

A Corrective Services officer is facing an upgraded murder charge over the shooting of an Indigenous inmate during an escape attempt in 2019. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the image of a person who has died.

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Officer A denies inmate's manslaughter

A NSW prison officer will be tried for manslaughter in a "difficult and novel" case involving the shooting of an Indigenous inmate.

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