Veronica Nelson treated inhumanely earlier than jail demise, jail officer concedes

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

Throughout Brown’s nightshift, the coroner heard Nelson went on to make 9 additional calls for assist over the prison intercom, together with a closing 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 dead for some time.

Taking to the witness stand for the first time on Friday after a failed Supreme Courtroom fight to suppress her identity, Brown revealed she now believed she ought to’ve finished more to assist Nelson during her ultimate hours.

Brown accepted she had a duty of care to Nelson and may have gone to examine on the 37-year-old after the inmate grew to become unresponsive throughout her remaining intercom call. She additionally accepted Nelson was disadvantaged of “sufficient” medical care during her keep and not handled humanely.

The jail officer was additionally vital of the medical care supplied to inmates and the situation wherein some arrived on the Yarra unit. She stated night time 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 should not permitted to call triple zero and more senior employees would have to be contacted to do this in any emergency, Brown mentioned.

An autopsy later found Nelson had the undiagnosed medical condition Wilkie’s syndrome, a rare but potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal situation.

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

Nathwani stated within the assessment, Dame Phyllis Frost basic manager Tracey Jones said she was “proud” of the way in which Nelson was treated in her ultimate hours and that Brown “sensitively managed the intercom calls”.

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

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

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