Heather Calgaret was months from completing a sentence for armed robbery when she died in November 2021. How the 30-year-old Yamatji, Noongar, Wongi and Pitjantjatjara woman's life ended will be examined in a four-week coronial inquest starting today.
The coronial inquest into the death in custody of Yamatji, Noongar, Wongi and Pitjantjatjara woman Heather Calgaret t has begun in Melbourne.
Heather Calgaret's family say they want to see accountability from the prison system where their loved one lost her life.She was taken to Sunshine Hospital where she later died. Upon reception at Dame Phyllis Frost, she was assessed as being in good mental and physical health, with no significant history of illness.
Heather Calgaret's family held a small vigil on the eve of the four-week inquest into her death in prison.Over the next month, the inquest will hear from witnesses including other prisoners and prison staff. The coroner examining Veronica's death found she endured "cruel and degrading" treatment before suffering a painful death that could have been prevented if prison staff had better responded to her repeated calls for help.
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