David Dungay inquest resumes to hear from final 10 witnesses and family

Two-week hearing before the deputy New South Wales coroner had run in mid-2018, but quickly fell behind schedule

The inquest into the death in custody of David Dungay Jr resumes on Monday, more than six months after the initial hearing ran over time, forcing a delay in his family’s opportunity to speak of their loss.

Dungay died at the age of 26 during an attempted cell transfer by staff at Long Bay Jail’s mental health ward after he refused to stop eating a packet of biscuits.

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