Veronica Nelson treated 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 nine additional requires assist over the prison intercom, including a closing 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 useless for some time.

Taking to the witness stand for the primary time on Friday after a failed Supreme Court fight to suppress her id, Brown revealed she now believed she should’ve executed more to assist Nelson throughout her last hours.

Brown accepted she had a duty of care to Nelson and should have gone to examine on the 37-year-old after the inmate became unresponsive during her remaining intercom call. She additionally accepted Nelson was deprived of “sufficient” medical care throughout her stay and never treated humanely.

The prison officer was also critical of the medical care offered to inmates and the condition through which some arrived on the Yarra unit. She mentioned night nurses often refused to stroll the 200 metres from the medical unit to the Yarra unit to see patients through the evening.

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

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

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

Nathwani mentioned within the overview, Dame Phyllis Frost basic supervisor Tracey Jones stated she was “proud” of the best way Nelson was handled in her final hours and that Brown “sensitively managed the intercom calls”.

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

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

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