Melbourne prison guard who killed himself was bullied for reporting colleague, wife claims
The report concerned an alleged incident in December 2016, when Maxwell was working in the prison’s emergency response group. The inquest heard that a prisoner head-butted a guard, Prem Chand, who then grabbed him by the neck. Chand and Maxwell then restrained the prisoner and took him to an observation cell. Three other members of the prison’s emergency response team were present. Counsel assisting, Dani Lord, told the inquest that Chand was told to leave the holding cell due to his “agitated state” but re-entered a short time later and kicked the prisoner in the head while he was ha...