Man who died after being tasered by police experienced ‘perfect storm’ of events, inquest hears
by Australian Associated Press from on (#578V7)
An autopsy has found no direct cause of death for Jack Kokaua, who was pinned down by multiple officers and tasered three times
The circumstances surrounding Jack Kokaua's death after a police officer tasered him three times, and he was held down by multiple officers, have been described at a Sydney inquest as the perfect storm".
The assessment was made by cardiologist Mark Dooris who listed some of the possible causes of death as positional asphyxia, multiple tasers and an underlying heart disease. An autopsy report found no direct cause of death.
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