Veronica Nelson treated inhumanely before jail dying, jail officer concedes

CCTV exhibits Brown, nurse Atheana George and two different jail officers present Nelson with paracetamol though a cell trap door about 1.30am. It was the last time employees saw her alive.

Throughout Brown’s nightshift, the coroner heard Nelson went on to make 9 further requires assist over the jail intercom, together with a final two conversations Lacy described as “haunting” and “chilling”. Nothing was heard from Nelson after 4am. Her body was found later that morning.

Attending paramedics believed she had been lifeless for a while.

Taking to the witness stand for the primary time on Friday after a failed Supreme Court docket battle to suppress her identification, Brown revealed she now believed she ought to’ve finished more to help Nelson throughout her remaining hours.

Brown accepted she had a duty of care to Nelson and will have gone to check on the 37-year-old after the inmate turned unresponsive during her final intercom call. She also accepted Nelson was deprived of “adequate” medical care throughout her keep and never treated humanely.

The jail officer was additionally important of the medical care supplied to inmates and the condition by which some arrived at the Yarra unit. She mentioned night nurses typically refused to stroll the 200 metres from the medical unit to the Yarra unit to see patients throughout the night time.

Jail officers aren't permitted to name triple zero and extra senior staff would need to be contacted to do this in any emergency, Brown mentioned.

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

Rishi Nathwani, representing Nelson’s mother, was critical of Brown’s action and pressed the jail officer on an internal review that praised her actions.

Nathwani stated in the review, Dame Phyllis Frost normal supervisor Tracey Jones mentioned she was “proud” of the way in which Nelson was treated in her remaining hours and that Brown “sensitively managed the intercom calls”.

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

On the stand, Brown disagreed. Jones is because of give evidence next week.

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