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Duncan Murray

'Rotten to the core': racism claim over fatal diagnosis

Father-of-eight Ricky Hampson was fatally misdiagnosed with a drug-related condition. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A coroner has recommended the doctor who fatally misdiagnosed an Indigenous man with complications stemming from excessive cannabis use be referred to the health-care watchdog.

Ricky "Dougie" Hampson died from ruptured stomach ulcers on August 16, 2021, less than 24 hours after he was discharged from Dubbo Base Hospital in western NSW.

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