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Stephanie Gardiner

Man 'very scared' of hospital before fatal misdiagnosis

Ricky "Dougie" Hampson Jr died soon after being discharged from Dubbo hospital in August 2021. (HANDOUT/NATIONAL JUSTICE PROJECT)

An Aboriginal man who died after being wrongly diagnosed with a drug-related condition was "really scared" of hospitals, just like many people in the Indigenous community, an inquest has been told.

Ricky Hampson Jr died on August 16, 2021, from two perforated duodenal ulcers less than 24 hours after being discharged from Dubbo hospital in western NSW.

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