Veronica Nelson handled inhumanely earlier than jail loss of life, prison officer concedes

CCTV reveals Brown, nurse Atheana George and two different jail officers present Nelson with paracetamol although a cell lure door about 1.30am. It was the final time staff saw her alive.

During Brown’s nightshift, the coroner heard Nelson went on to make 9 further calls for assist over the prison intercom, together with a last two conversations Lacy described as “haunting” and “chilling”. Nothing was heard from Nelson after 4am. Her body was discovered later that morning.

Attending paramedics believed she had been useless for some time.

Taking to the witness stand for the primary time on Friday after a failed Supreme Court docket battle to suppress her id, Brown revealed she now believed she should’ve performed extra to assist Nelson throughout her ultimate hours.

Brown accepted she had an obligation of care to Nelson and will have gone to verify on the 37-year-old after the inmate became unresponsive during her remaining intercom call. She additionally accepted Nelson was deprived of “adequate” medical care during her stay and never handled humanely.

The jail officer was also critical of the medical care provided to inmates and the condition during which some arrived at the Yarra unit. She stated night nurses usually refused to walk the 200 metres from the medical unit to the Yarra unit to see sufferers through the night.

Prison officers aren't permitted to call triple zero and extra senior employees would must be contacted to do this in any emergency, Brown stated.

An autopsy later discovered Nelson had the undiagnosed medical condition Wilkie’s syndrome, a rare however doubtlessly life-threatening gastrointestinal situation.

Rishi Nathwani, representing Nelson’s mom, was crucial of Brown’s motion and pressed the prison officer on an internal evaluation that praised her actions.

Nathwani mentioned within the overview, Dame Phyllis Frost common supervisor Tracey Jones mentioned she was “proud” of the way Nelson was treated in her final hours and that Brown “sensitively managed the intercom calls”.

Prison CCTV reveals Tracey Brown, far proper, attending Nelson’s prison cell alongside nurse Atheana George about 1.30am the day of Nelson’s dying.

On the stand, Brown disagreed. Jones is because of give proof subsequent week.

Pictures and audio contained on this story had been released to the media with permission from the household. For twenty-four/7 disaster support run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander folks, contact 13YARN (13 92 76).