NSW prison officer was performing duty when he fatally shot inmate, defence says
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#64XX8)
Prosecutors allege the corrections officers who shot Dwayne Johnstone outside Lismore Base hospital in 2019 intended to cause serious injury
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A custody officer on trial for murder was performing his duty as trained when he repeatedly warned an escaping prisoner before shooting him dead, his lawyer says.
Dwayne Johnstone, 43, was shot once in the back about 11 seconds after he started running from New South Wales corrections officers outside Lismore Base hospital in March 2019.
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