Prisoner gassed in Loddon prison was 'floppy' before he died, coroner hears

By Rick Goodman
Updated March 19 2019 - 8:14am, first published 8:10am
Hizir Ferman after being arrested in 2003.
Hizir Ferman after being arrested in 2003.

A Melbourne underworld figure suffocated in jail after guards used tear gas and riot shields before kneeling on him as he lay face-down with his hands behind his back, a lung expert believes.

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