A Tasmanian murderer's anti-discrimination complaint against the state's prison system has been dismissed after he failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claims.
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In a recent finding from the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, it was noted that Stuart Russell submitted his complaint to the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner in 2021 which was then passed on to the tribunal.
Russell was sentenced in 2012 to 22 years' jail for the murder of his landlord Brett Williams who he stabbed in the heart in 2011.
A 2018 coronial finding noted that Russell and two other men shared a bottle of wine and lit a candle and incense as Mr Williams lay dying.
Russell in his complaint claimed that he had been locked in a yard by prison officers while other inmates threw boiling water, urine and a marmalade and honey slurry at him.
He said two inmates repeatedly abused him and asked to see his toes, as he had none, and correctional officers had kicked, abused him and stomped on his feet stumps.
Russell said he had not been given access to aids such as a wheelchair, walking stick and shower chair.
In a document filed with the tribunal in 2023, he said he had faced repercussions since making the 2021 complaint.
In the referral report from the Anti-Discrimination Commission to the tribunal, it was noted Russell has a history of conflict between other prisoners and staff had observed negative behaviour from him towards others.
It said there was no evidence to support physical assaults upon him.
In its decision, the tribunal stated that the complaint would be dismissed as it was just and appropriate to do so, particularly because Russell had not complied with tribunal directions and provide evidence and other documents for the prison service to respond to.
"Accordingly, there is an absence of merit for the factual basis for the allegations made in the complaint," the decision read.