No verdict in Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone murder trial
The jury has been dismissed after a three-week trial of a New South Wales prison officer accused of murdering Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone. Rachel Evans reports.
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The jury has been dismissed after a three-week trial of a New South Wales prison officer accused of murdering Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone. Rachel Evans reports.
Officer A faced trial in the NSW Supreme Court after he shot and killed Dwayne Johnstone in 2019. A jury was discharged on Monday, unable to reach a verdict.
Dwayne Johnstone was shackled when shot and killed outside Lismore Base hospital in March 2019. Officer A had pleaded not guilty to murder
The officer, known by the pseudonym Officer A, is on trial for murder in the NSW Supreme Court, after he shot a prisoner attempting to escape custody.
Dwayne Johnstone, 43, was shot once in the back about 11 seconds after he started running from NSW correcti...