No criminal charges will be laid over Veronica Nelson's cruel and preventable death in a Victorian prison, after the state's workplace safety watchdog declared there was 'insufficient evidence' to prosecute justice officials or a prison healthcare provider.
A coroner found Veronica Nelson 's final hours were "cruel and degrading" and her 2020 prison death should have been prevented.No criminal charges will be laid over the death of an Indigenous woman in custody, after Victoria's workplace safety watchdog declared there was "insufficient evidence" to prosecute justice officials or a prison operator.
In late December 2019, Veronica was arrested after being accused of shoplifting. After being remanded in custody, she went on to represent herself at a court hearing where she was denied bail. The harrowing calls for help made by Veronica Nelson as she was dying in a Victorian prison cell have sent shock waves across the nation. As calls for urgent reforms mount, Veronica's family is still finding a path through grief.
The coroner was told that on the night she died, a prison officer had lied to her several times about calling for a nurse on her behalf.
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