Delivered on 20 March 2014 at Perth.
Finding of Coroner Linton.
The deceased was a 38 year old man who died on 13 September 2012 at Royal Perth Hospital after he became seriously ill while a remand prisoner at Casuarina Prison.
The inquest focused on the care provided to the deceased while a prisoner, both within the custodial environment and while he was admitted at Royal Perth Hospital.
The Coroner found the deceased died consistent with heart failure in a man with dilated cardiomyopathy and focal severe coronary artery atherosclerosis. The manner of death was natural causes.
Death in Custody : Prison : medical care : heart failure : natural causes.
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