Ahead of coroner handing down findings into death of Veronica Nelson, her partner says she ‘shouldn’t have been in jail’
McGregor is also widely expected to recommend changes to the state’s bail laws, which Guardian Australia understands will be accepted by the government if they only concern those accused of low-level offences.
“The bail laws have got to be changed, it’s ridiculous how they are. Veronica shouldn’t have been in jail,” Lovett told Guardian Australia. Lovett was present at her bail hearing. In his submission to the inquest, he said “no lawyer, no police officer, no court employee and no support worker bothered to speak to him”.
Her incarceration was possible under changes to the state’s bail laws, introduced after the 2017 Bourke Street massacre, to help keep repeat violent offenders out of the community.Before the changes, an accused had the “presumption of bail”. Now, a “reverse onus” test applies, requiring them to show “compelling reasons” or “exceptional circumstances” to be released on bail. The test is increasingly being questioned in the lead-up to the coroner’s findings being published.
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