The courtroom was packed. Family, loved ones and supporters all waiting to hear Veronica Nelson's story formalised by the coroner, more than three years since she died, alone on the concrete floor of a cell at Melbourne's Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. 9News
READ MORE:A Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman, Nelson, 37, was arrested outside Southern Cross Station at the end of 2019 and charged with shoplifting.After being cuffed despite being agreeable and compliant, Nelson wasn't considered for bail by an officer at the station and appeared twice unrepresented at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
Over 36 hours, she was moved from the medical centre into the Yarra unit in the main part of the prison. Veronica Nelson's mother Aunty Donna Nelson arrives at the Coroners Court of Victoria during the inquest. Nelson uses the intercom to report bad cramps. She requests a drink soon after and is told that the intercom was "for emergencies only".Facing the waiting media, Veronica's mother Aunty Donna Nelson read passionately, calling Premier Daniel Andrews to task.
"I want everyone to remember what happened to Nelson: the premier, every government minister, every prison guard, every doctor and nurse in prison, every police officer, every lawyer and every magistrate," she read.The day after the findings, Andrews responded to Veronica's loved ones.Andrews
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