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Guard lied to prisoner about getting help

A prison guard lied to Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson about getting a nurse to help her, before she died in her cell in 2020.

AAP · May 13, 2022

Nurse watched movie before prisoner died

A Melbourne prison nurse watched a film while Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson made repeated calls for medical attention before dying in her cell.

AAP · May 12, 2022

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

Dame Phyllis Frost Centre supervisor Leanne Reid tells an inquest into Veronica Nelson's death some of the officers who responded to Veronica's calls for help showed "disgusting behaviour" and should have called a medical emergency.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

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Guard comments to dying woman 'disgusting'

Comments made by prison guards to Veronica Nelson over the jail intercom were "disgusting" a supervisor has told the inquest into her death.

AAP · May 11, 2022

Guard slams prison healthcare standards

A supervisor at Melbourne's women's prison has slammed the standard of healthcare provided to inmates at an inquest into the death of Veronica Nelson.

AAP · May 10, 2022

Victoria’s prison health care system should match community health care

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that names of deceased people are included in this article.

The Conversation · May 9, 2022

Veronica Nelson inquest: nurse and doctor give contradictory evidence on prison medical assessment

Doctor calls nurse who conducted initial assessment a liar after she told inquest she suggested Nelson be taken to hospital

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2022

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Psychiatric nurse tells inquest recommended welfare checks of Veronica Nelson were not carried out

A psychiatric nurse hits out at the doctor who medically examined Veronica Nelson before her death in custody, calling him "dismissive".

ABC News · May 6, 2022

Ill woman needed closer monitoring: nurse

A psychiatric nurse has told a coronial inquest Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson should have been more closely monitored in the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.

AAP · May 6, 2022

Doctor who assessed Veronica Nelson dismisses nurse's testimony

Prison doctor Sean Runacres says he did not recall assessing Veronica Nelson and labels a nurse present at the examination as "a liar".

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Nurse rebuffed over Melbourne prison death

A registered nurse who assessed Veronica Nelson in the lead-up to her death says her repeated requests to give a statement in the aftermath were refused.

AAP · May 4, 2022

Nurse tells coronial inquest Veronica Nelson's first prison health assessment was inadequate

A coronial inquest is told a health assessment of the 37-year-old Aboriginal woman upon her arrival at prison lasted just 13 minutes and did not include several key observations.

ABC News · May 2, 2022

Woman needed hospital, not prison: inquest

A coronial inquest into the death of Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson has heard she should have been sent to hospital straight away.

AAP · May 2, 2022

Police errors, no legal representation and strict bail laws: why was Veronica Nelson behind bars when she died?

Inquest into Aboriginal woman’s death in custody is also examining the affects of Victoria’s punitive bail laws

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2022

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ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

Veronica Nelson always feared ending up in prison. The tragic facts of her death in custody reveal why

In her dying days, Veronica Nelson called repeatedly from her prison cell for help. Two years later, her cries are making national headlines and bringing sharp focus to recommendations made three decades ago to prevent the 505 Indigenous deaths in custody Australia has seen since.

AAP · Apr 28, 2022

Bail laws catching wrong people: lawyer

Tough Victorian bail laws are catching out people who shouldn't be needing to appear in a bail and remand court, a barrister believes.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2022

Coroner hears of 'glaring absences' at bail hearing where Veronica Nelson represented herself

A lawyer who tried to assist the 37-year-old, who died in custody after allegedly shoplifting, described the shortcomings of a bail hearing on the third day of a coronial inquest.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2022

Victoria's strict bail laws may have factored into Veronica Nelson's bid for freedom being denied

A coronial inquest will examine the role tightening bail laws in the wake of the Bourke Street tragedy may have played in Veronica Nelson's treatment by authorities in the lead-up to her death.

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AAP · Apr 27, 2022

Jail unlikely in cell death case: lawyer

It's possible Veronica Nelson would never have been sentenced to prison if she was convicted of charges she faced when she died in a Melbourne prison cell.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2022

Coronial inquest into Veronica Nelson's death hears how she called for help in her final hours

A coronial inquest is examining why the 37-year-old died alone in a locked cell despite showing increasing signs of distress in the hours before her death. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of a person who has died.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Veronica Nelson made repeated calls for help before her death in custody, inquest hears

Melbourne coroner’s court hears audio of the 37-year-old Yorta Yorta woman screaming in pain in her prison cell

AAP · Apr 26, 2022

Woman's death in custody inquest begins

The family of Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson say they can only rest after an inquest into her death in custody holds someone responsible.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2022

Inquest into Aboriginal woman’s death in custody to examine healthcare in Victoria’s prisons

Earlier directions hearing was told Veronica Nelson cried for help several times in the hours before her death

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