Lindt cafe hostage Jarrod Morton-Hoffman's incredible cunning in face of gunman Man Haron Monis

By Louise Hall
Updated March 30 2016 - 11:26am, first published March 29 2016 - 6:38pm
Hostage Jarrod Morton-Hoffman used a variety of tricks to outsmart gunman Man Haron Monis. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Hostage Jarrod Morton-Hoffman used a variety of tricks to outsmart gunman Man Haron Monis. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Bomb squad technicians enter the cafe after the siege. Photo: supplied
Bomb squad technicians enter the cafe after the siege. Photo: supplied
Gunman Man Haron Monis died when police stormed the Lindt cafe. Photo: Supplied
Gunman Man Haron Monis died when police stormed the Lindt cafe. Photo: Supplied

The first hostage to give evidence at the inquest into the Lindt cafe siege has described his attempts to "defuse" gunman Man Haron Monis, saying he thought that "if no one was going to come and save us we would have to save ourselves".

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