Did police fire Tasers 17 times before this man died?

Questions … Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti, who died in Sydney in March. Police in pursuit of a Brazilian student fired their Tasers up to 17 times in about as many minutes. An inquest beginning at Glebe Coroner's Court tomorrow will hear that the student, Roberto Laudisio Curti, was also handcuffed and struck with a can of capsicum spray before his death after claims he had robbed a Sydney convenience store. The hearing before the State Coroner, Mary Jerram, is expected to focus on the ''use of force'' by police involved in events leading up to the death of Curti in the early hours of Sunday, March 18, this year. It will also explore claims that the 21-year-old, who was...