Article 5J1X1 ‘He’s not dead is he’: witness in Wayne Fella Morrison inquest says he overheard guards’ conversation

‘He’s not dead is he’: witness in Wayne Fella Morrison inquest says he overheard guards’ conversation

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Royce Kurmelovs
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Taxi driver who drove a prison officer to Yatala says events surrounding Indigenous man's death five years ago stuck in his mind'

A taxi driver who gave a lift to a corrections officer on the day Wayne Fella Morrison was rushed to hospital from Yatala Labour Prison has told the South Australian coroner he overheard guards talking about potentially tampering with evidence.

A surprise witness, Paul MacPherson came forward earlier this year after picking up corrections officer Michael Chapman from his home on the day Morrison was restrained and rushed to hospital.

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