Veronica Nelson handled inhumanely earlier than jail dying, jail officer concedes

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

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

Taking to the witness stand for the first time on Friday after a failed Supreme Court docket battle to suppress her identification, Brown revealed she now believed she should’ve completed more to assist Nelson throughout her last hours.

Brown accepted she had an obligation of care to Nelson and may have gone to test on the 37-year-old after the inmate turned unresponsive during her closing intercom call. She also accepted Nelson was disadvantaged of “enough” medical care throughout her keep and not treated humanely.

The prison officer was also crucial of the medical care provided to inmates and the condition during which some arrived at the Yarra unit. She mentioned night nurses usually refused to stroll the 200 metres from the medical unit to the Yarra unit to see sufferers during the evening.

Jail officers should not permitted to name triple zero and extra senior staff would need to be contacted to try this in any emergency, Brown mentioned.

An post-mortem later discovered Nelson had the undiagnosed medical situation Wilkie’s syndrome, a uncommon but potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal situation.

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

Nathwani stated in the assessment, Dame Phyllis Frost general 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”.

Prison CCTV exhibits Tracey Brown, far proper, 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 because of give evidence next week.

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