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Veronica Nelson faced 'disgusting behaviour' from officers in her dying days, prison supervisor says

Veronica Nelson died in a prison cell at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in January 2020. (ABC News: Barrie Pullen)

A Victorian prison supervisor has told a coronial inquest some junior corrections staff showed "disgusting behaviour" towards a dying Aboriginal woman as she called out for help during her final two days.

The family of Veronica Nelson have granted permission to use her image.

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