Inquest into Melbourne influencer’s death following freebirth halted after new phone evidence discovered

Stacey Warnecke and her husband, Nathan Warnecke. Stacey Warnecke died in September in Frankston hospital in Melbourne after a freebirth at home. Photograph: gofundme

The closing submissions in an inquest into the death of a woman who gave birth at home with no support from medically trained health workers has been delayed, after new evidence came to light after a forensic analysis of her mobile phone.

Stacey Warnecke, a 30 year-old nutritionist, died on 29 September in Frankston hospital in Melbourne.