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Karen Sweeney

Guard comments to dying woman 'disgusting'

Veronica Nelson died in her cell after calling for help more than a dozen times over the intercom. (AAP)

Comments made to a dying woman in a Melbourne prison cell were disgusting, says a supervisor who had already spoken to guards about how they speak to women.

Veronica Nelson died in her cell at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in January 2020 after making more than a dozen calls over the intercom system for help.

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