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MYSTERIOUS: Shot that killed prisoner needed to stop escape lawyer | Mind Blowing Facts

A prison officer shot Dwayne Johnstone in the back as he escaped after hospital discharge. (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)

A corrections officer on trial for murder did what he thought was necessary to stop an escape when he fired three shots in quick succession, killing a man as he ran from custody, a jury has heard.

Dwayne Johnstone, 43, died after being hit with the officer's bullet outside Lismore Base Hospital as he escaped following his discharge on March 15, 2019.

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