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Inmate Dies in Custody: Inquest to Examine Treatment

11/4/2025

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Wayne Hunt, an inmate serving a sentence for dangerous driving causing death, died August 29, 2024, after a seizure while handcuffed and placed in a spit hood in an at-risk cell.
The inquest will scrutinize health workers' assessments and prison officers' treatment, with body-camera footage to illustrate unprofessional conduct.
The Northern Territory corrections department apologized and acknowledged the family's grief.

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Story summary

Wayne Hunt, an inmate serving a sentence for dangerous driving causing death, died August 29, 2024, after a seizure while handcuffed and placed in a spit hood in an at-risk cell.
The inquest will scrutinize health workers' assessments and prison officers' treatment, with body-camera footage to illustrate unprofessional conduct.
The Northern Territory corrections department apologized and acknowledged the family's grief.