‘Litany of failings’ in Indigenous death in custody

Wayne Fella Morrison died after being restrained and placed in a van at a prison. Photo: AAP

A coroner has pointed to a “litany of failings and shortcomings” in the management of an Indigenous man who died after an altercation with prison officers while in custody in South Australia.

Deputy Coroner Jayne Basheer says the death of Wayne Fella Morrison cannot be directly attributed to the restraint applied to the 29-year-old during the incident at Adelaide’s Yatala Labour Prison in 2016.