Junee prisoner may have found cable ties in rubbish before killing himself, coroner finds

Key points

• A coroner has found that a man who died at Junee Correctional Centre may have collected discarded cable ties from rubbish before taking his own life. Police believed Alexander Gavranic, 40, may have joined broken ties together, though the findings do not establish how he got them.
• The inquest also found he waited 305 days for a mental health assessment and died without seeing a professional, despite repeated requests.
• Deputy State Coroner Derek Lee said the long wait likely worsened his wellbeing, but could not determine whether treatment would have prevented his death.