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

CCTV reveals Brown, nurse Atheana George and two different prison officers present Nelson with paracetamol though a cell trap door about 1.30am. It was the final time workers saw her alive.

Throughout Brown’s nightshift, the coroner heard Nelson went on to make 9 additional requires help over the jail intercom, including a final two conversations Lacy described as “haunting” and “chilling”. Nothing was heard from Nelson after 4am. Her physique 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 Court struggle to suppress her identity, Brown revealed she now believed she ought to’ve carried out extra to help Nelson during her ultimate 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 throughout her closing intercom call. She additionally accepted Nelson was disadvantaged of “enough” medical care throughout her keep and not handled humanely.

The prison officer was also vital of the medical care provided to inmates and the condition during which some arrived at the Yarra unit. She said evening nurses often refused to walk the 200 metres from the medical unit to the Yarra unit to see patients throughout the night time.

Prison officers usually are not permitted to name triple zero and extra senior workers would should be contacted to do that in any emergency, Brown stated.

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

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

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

Jail CCTV reveals Tracey Brown, far right, attending Nelson’s jail cell alongside nurse Atheana George about 1.30am the day of Nelson’s death.

On the stand, Brown disagreed. Jones is due to give proof subsequent week.

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