‘Without dignity’: how Veronica Nelson’s death exposed cruelty of Victoria’s bail laws

During the two nights she spent in the cells in the lead-up to her death, Veronica Nelson asked staff for help on more than 40 occasions for worsening vomiting and cramps. Photograph: Supplied

On the night she died, Veronica Nelson called for help nine times over the prison intercom system between the hours of 2am and 4am.

The proud Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman can be heard crying in recordings.