A jail officer has pleaded not responsible to the manslaughter of an Aboriginal inmate who was shot lifeless whereas attempting to flee from a northern New South Wales hospital.
The accused, known as Officer A, was arraigned within the state’s supreme courtroom on Friday, when he pleaded not responsible to unlawfully killing Dwayne Johnstone.
Justice Robert Allan Hulme, who was advised the case was “tough and novel”, set the trial down for 10 October. It’s estimated to run for 3 weeks.
The 43-year-old Wiradjuri man died after being shot at Lismore base hospital on 15 March 2019.
Police beforehand mentioned he was attempting to flee the ability, the place he had been taken for medical therapy after being remanded in custody on assault expenses.
Johnstone was allegedly handcuffed and shackled when he allegedly elbowed a corrective companies officer and ran off exterior the hospital.
Officer A was charged with manslaughter in February 2021.
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