NSW prison officer who fatally shot shackled Indigenous inmate cleared of criminal charges
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6GAWJ)
Prison guard cleared of murder and manslaughter after shooting escaping inmate Dwayne Johnstone who was shackled at the time
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A prison officer who shot a shackled man as he ran from custody has been cleared of criminal charges over his death.
The officer, known as Officer A for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty as he faced a retrial in the New South Wales supreme court.
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