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'Huge kick in the guts' for grandmother jailed in Japan

The WA premier says there are avenues of appeal for an Australian granny who has been sentenced to six years jail in Japan for drug smuggling.

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Australian Woman Sentenced To Six Years For Drug Smuggling

Australian woman Donna Nelson sentenced to 6 years in Japanese prison for drug smuggling after being deceived in a romance scam. Family fights for her release.

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Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs

A Japanese court on sentenced an Australian woman who says she was tricked amphetamines into the country to six years in prison, despite accepting her testimony that she was the victim of an online romance scam

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Donna Nelson’s guilty verdict is not an aberration. Japan has a high criminal conviction rate for a reason

Australian grandmother Donna Nelson was convicted today by a panel of three judges and six jurors of illegally transporting nearly two kilograms of drugs into Japan. She was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

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Australian woman who claims she was love scam victim jailed for smuggling drugs into Japan

Donna Nelson sentenced to six years in prison after court finds her guilty of bringing methamphetamine into country

The Guardian - AU

Australian woman accused of drug smuggling in Japan says she is innocent as trial begins

An Australian woman accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase appeared in a Japanese court on Monday nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and that she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online romance scam

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Grandmother's drug trafficking trial in Japan begins

The trial of Australian grandmother Donna Nelson, who was detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations, is starting with a verdict due later in 2024.

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Indigenous woman's death in custody to go unpunished

Victoria's workplace safety regulator has declined to launch a prosecution over the death of an Indigenous woman in custody, citing insufficient evidence.

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Daughter's heartbreak after seeing mum in Tokyo court

An Australian woman detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations has seen her daughter for the first time in more than a year during a court appearance.

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Concern for Australian grandmother detained in Japan

WA Premier Roger Cook has expressed his concern for an Aboriginal health leader detained in Japan for almost 10 months over drug smuggling allegations.

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Doctor claims damning Veronica Nelson findings unfair

A doctor is appealing against findings made by a coroner who tarnished his reputation over his care of Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson while in custody.

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3 ways the Victorian government’s bail reforms fall short – and why it must embrace 'Poccum's Law'

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Lifelong friend shows appreciation for Fiona with flowers to brighten up her day

The Wishaw mum is always helping others and has twice travelled to Kenya to help locals there

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‘I was shattered’: grieving First Nations families accused trauma support service of letting them down

Veronica Nelson’s mother among critics of Thirrili, which encouraged people to contact it if they didn’t feel its support was adequate

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Veronica Nelson’s family call for big changes to Victoria’s bail laws

Exclusive: Mother and partner of First Nations woman argue for the right to bail and request reforms be named Poccum’s law in her honour

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Prison boss said Veronica Nelson's family wanted 'someone to blame' in leaked email

A leaked email reveals the head of the prison where Veronica Nelson died in custody told staff last year the Aboriginal woman's family wanted "someone to blame" and accused the media of sensationalist coverage.

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Our criminal justice system failed Veronica Nelson at every single step

The 37-year-old Indigenous woman died because police, prison staff, lawyers, medical professionals and others let her down appallingly.

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Donna Nelson charged with importing almost 2kg of 'illegal stimulants' into Japan

Donna Nelson, who is a prominent Perth-based Indigenous leader, has been charged with importing almost two kilograms of an illegal stimulant into Tokyo.

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‘Complete, unmitigated disaster’: inquest into Veronica Nelson’s death urges overhaul of ‘discriminatory’ Victorian bail laws

Coroner refers prison health contractor to Director of Public Prosecutions over death in custody

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Nelson death in custody was preventable

A coroner has declared Veronica Nelson's death preventable, called for bail law reform and found corrections had failed to provide her with adequate healthcare.

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Donna Nelson's family say she was duped or forced into carrying drugs into Japan amid romance scam

The distraught daughters of WA grandmother Donna Nelson, a prominent member of WA's Aboriginal community, believe she has been duped or forced into carrying drugs into Japan, and say she does not deserve what she is going through.

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Donna Nelson detained in Japan after falling victim to romance scam, friends and family say

Family and friends of a WA Indigenous leader being held in Japan say she is the victim of a romance scam that resulted in her being arrested with drugs in luggage she was carrying.

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Donna Nelson removed as Derbarl Yerrigan chair as uncertainty shrouds detainment in Japan

Uncertainty remains over the fate of a West Australian Aboriginal community leader held in Japan, after the organisation she chaired removes her from the position.

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Kokkinakis out in the Open

It took him five hours and 45 minutes, but Scot Andy Murray came back from the brink of defeat to take Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis out of the Australian Open, and three more people have been charged with the murder of Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey.

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Aboriginal health advocate and former Greens candidate Donna Nelson detained in Japan

The family of Donna Nelson — who is a Perth-based Aboriginal health advocate and former Greens candidate — is seeking answers after she was detained by Japanese authorities while on a personal trip overseas.

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