Taser ruled out of Roberto's death

The final moments of Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti's life have been shown to a Sydney coroner.

Tasered ... Brazilian Roberto Laudisio Curti. Source: The Daily Telegraph

Brazilian man Roberto Laudisio Curti moments before his death. Source: AAP

TASERS almost certainly did not cause the death of Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti despite his body being covered in more than a dozen marks from the weapon, an inquest heard yesterday.

But four medical experts failed to agree on what did kill the 21-year-old, who was found without a pulse and no longer breathing after a prolonged struggle with police officers.

Emergency medical specialist Dr John Vinen blamed "positional asphyxia" in which a person is held in such a way it restricts their breathing.

Dr Vinen said people who suffered positional asphyxia commonly struggled for a period of time then suddenly lost consciousness.

The inquest, which continues today, has previously heard Mr Curti repeatedly broke free from police officers during an early morning chase through Sydney on March 18.

Dr Isabella Brouwer, who performed the autopsy, said there was no physical evidence to indicate he asphyxiated.

"This is a very complicated death and I do not think we have enough scientific evidence (about) the multiple factors that may have contributed to (it)," she said.

Mr Curti was first tasered shortly after 6am before being subjected to another seven "drive stuns" while he was handcuffed on the ground. He also had up to three cans of capsicum sprayed in his face.

Cardiologist Dr Mark Cooper said there was some evidence Taser probes shot near the heart could cause death - but none had hit Mr Curti in the potentially dangerous area.

He said the weapon's drive-stun mode didn't produce enough electricity to cause a fatal "arrhythmia", or abnormal heartbeat, although the pain could have added to his stress and fear.

"It is a contributor (in the death), but may be not a big contributor ... human beings do not normally die of fright," Dr Cooper said.

He said Mr Curti's state of "excited delirium" - brought on by his LSD use the previous night - may have contributed to him suffering a heart attack during the struggle.

Toxicologist Professor Alison Jones said the capsicum spray would have been "painful and unpleasant" for Mr Curti but there was no proof either it or the drug was directly linked to the death.

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