A guard has admitted to watching a soccer game on TV in the moments leading up to the death of an Indigenous inmate, an inquest has heard.

WARNING: This article contains the names and images of First Nations people who have died.

Wiradjuri man Tian Jarrah 'TJ' Denniss died by suicide in the complex housing unit at the Silverwater Correctional Complex in August 2023.

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The 33-year-old was originally remanded at the Alexander Maconoch

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