Mr Riley was mentally unwell and his family says he waited for hours to see a doctor. He never did, instead dying after he was tasered by police 10 times in less than two minutes.
The police officers attempted to restrain the prone man as he struggled.
âDuring this resistance, Mr Riley made repeated and continuous attempts to take possession of Constable [James] Wolfeâs firearm and bit down hard on Constable Wolfeâs arm causing it to bleed heavily,â Collins told the inquest.
Several other officers arrived to help restrain Mr Riley. Collins said Winterburnâs Taser was trigger-activated 10 times in less than two minutes just prior to and during the struggle.
Footage shot by witnesses showed Riley wailing as he was held down for seven minutes before an ambulance arrived.
Attempts were made to resuscitate him at the scene before he was taken to Royal Perth hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Australia: Seven-year-old girl dies after waiting hours in Perth emergency department
Western Australia’s state Labor government last week used its overwhelming parliamentary majority to block calls for an independent inquiry into the shocking death of a child at Perth Children’s Hospital in April.
Seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath’s death has highlighted the human cost of years of public hospital funding cuts in Western Australia (WA) and nationally, by both Labor Party and Liberal-National governments.
Despite multiple pleas for help from her parents, the little girl died on April 3 in the hospital’s emergency department in the state capital after waiting more than two hours to receive treatment.
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