Veronica Nelson inquest: nurse and doctor give contradictory evidence on prison medical assessment
by Calla Wahlquist from World news | The Guardian on (#5YZ3J)
Doctor calls nurse who conducted initial assessment a liar after she told inquest she suggested Nelson be taken to hospital
Two medical professionals who were responsible for conducting Veronica Nelson's medical assessment on her first night in prison have presented contradictory evidence at an inquest into her death.
The 37-year-old Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung and Wiradjuri woman died at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre on 2 January, 2020, less than 48 hours after her arrival at the Melbourne women's prison.
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