Wayne Fella Morrison inquest hears spit hood could have left Indigenous man struggling to breathe

Pathologist says spit hood could have ‘potentially’ caused Morrison to partially asphyxiate as he was experiencing cardiac arrest

The improper use of a spit hood could have left an Indigenous man, Wayne Fella Morrison, struggling to breathe and may have contributed to his death, according to a pathologist giving evidence to an inquest on Tuesday into his death.

Dr Cheryl Charlwood had told the inquest last week that while no one single condition caused the death of the 29-year-old Wiradjuri, Kokatha and Wirangu man, five factors had contributed: physical exertion, acute psychological stress, excited delirium, genetic susceptibility and a “potential positional element”.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/09/wayne-fella-morrison-inquest-hears-spit-hood-could-have-left-indigenous-man-struggling-to-breathe

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