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| Indigenous prisoner dies in South Australia after altercation left him braindead | Indigenous prisoner dies in South Australia after altercation left him braindead |
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| An Indigenous inmate involved in a violent altercation with several prison guards at a South Australian prison has died.The correctional services minister, Peter Malinauskas, told ABC radio the 29-year-old man, Mr Morrison, died after spending three days in a serious condition at the Royal Adelaide hospital. Lawyers for the man’s family asked that his first name and photograph not be used for cultural reasons. | |
| The man allegedly attacked five prison officers at the Yatala Labour prison on Friday while he waiting for a scheduled video-link court appearance. | The man allegedly attacked five prison officers at the Yatala Labour prison on Friday while he waiting for a scheduled video-link court appearance. |
| Authorities alleged Morrison was involved in an altercation with two officers, and had to be restrained by three other guards. | Authorities alleged Morrison was involved in an altercation with two officers, and had to be restrained by three other guards. |
| It is understood Morrison was then taken back to the maximum security area of the prison, when he suffered a medical episode, believed to be a cardiac arrest. | It is understood Morrison was then taken back to the maximum security area of the prison, when he suffered a medical episode, believed to be a cardiac arrest. |
| The man’s sister Latoya Rule disputed the allegation, saying her brother, who was barely 1.5m tall, “was a non-violent fisherman and artist”. | The man’s sister Latoya Rule disputed the allegation, saying her brother, who was barely 1.5m tall, “was a non-violent fisherman and artist”. |
| Several guards were also injured in the incident, including two who suffered facial fractures. | Several guards were also injured in the incident, including two who suffered facial fractures. |