Veronica Nelson treated inhumanely before jail dying, prison officer concedes

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

During Brown’s nightshift, the coroner heard Nelson went on to make 9 further requires assist over the prison intercom, including a ultimate 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 a while.

Taking to the witness stand for the primary time on Friday after a failed Supreme Courtroom combat to suppress her id, Brown revealed she now believed she ought to’ve carried out extra to help Nelson during her final 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 became unresponsive during her ultimate intercom call. She also accepted Nelson was disadvantaged of “ample” medical care during her keep and not treated humanely.

The jail officer was additionally critical of the medical care provided to inmates and the condition by which some arrived at the Yarra unit. She mentioned evening nurses usually refused to walk the 200 metres from the medical unit to the Yarra unit to see patients in the course of the evening.

Prison officers aren't permitted to name triple zero and more senior employees would have to be contacted to try this in any emergency, Brown stated.

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

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

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

Jail CCTV exhibits Tracey Brown, far proper, attending Nelson’s jail cell alongside nurse Atheana George about 1.30am the day of Nelson’s demise.

On the stand, Brown disagreed. Jones is due to give evidence next week.

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