Disabled NT man put in spit hood and cuffs then died naked in cell, inquest told

Wayne Hunt was kept in detention after a seizure instead of being taken to hospital, coroner hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn inmate who suffered a seizure was put in handcuffs and a spit hood by prison guards who left him naked in an “at-risk cell” before he died two days later.At an inquest into his death in Darwin on Monday, Northern Territory corrections and health departments apologised to the family of Wayne Hunt for the way he was treated and told the coroner, Elisabeth Armitage, that procedural changes would be made. Continue reading...