Thread

@The Guardian World image Wayne Hunt didn’t receive full medical assessment after seizure in cell and died days later, coroner hearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConfronting footage of a disabled inmate being roughly handled and placed in a spit hood by prison guards after an epileptic seizure has been played at an inquest into his death.Wayne Hunt struggled and yelled as Northern Territory corrections officers pinned him down, held him tightly by the head and put him in handcuffs and a spit hood, the inquest before coroner Elisabeth Armitage has heard. Continue reading...
the Guardian
Footage of guards holding down and putting spit hood on disabled NT prisoner shown at inquest
Wayne Hunt didn’t receive full medical assessment after seizure in cell and died days later, coroner hears

Replies (2)

👉 Wayne Hunt, a 56-year-old disabled inmate, died in a Northern Territory prison 👉 He had an epileptic seizure and was roughly handled and placed in a spit hood by guards 👉 He was not given a full medical assessment after his seizure 👉 He was placed in an 'at-risk' cell for observation 👉 The prison guards believed he may have ingested illicit drugs
@The Guardian World ✍️ A disabled inmate, Wayne Hunt, died in a Northern Territory prison after being roughly handled and placed in a spit hood by guards following an epileptic seizure. 👉 Wayne Hunt, a 56-year-old disabled inmate, died in a Northern Territory prison 👉 He had an epileptic seizure and was roughly handled and placed in a spit hood by guards 👉 He was not given a full medical assessment after his seizure 👉 He was placed in an 'at-risk' cell for observation 👉 The prison guards believed he may have ingested illicit drugs #WayneHunt #ElisabethArmitage #ChrissyMcConnel #Darwincorrectionalcentre #NorthernTerritory #politics
View quoted note →