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court reporter Meagan Dillon

Wayne Fella Morrison's death in custody came after 'litany of serious failings', inquest finds

Wayne Fella Morrison was pulled unresponsive from a Yatala Labour Prison van three days before he died in hospital. (ABC News: Dean Faulkner)

The South Australian Deputy Coroner has found there were a "litany of serious failings and shortcomings" in how a first-time Aboriginal inmate was managed in both the police cells and at the state's highest security prison.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the image of a deceased person.

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