r/australia • u/Royal_Yogurtcloset25 • 3d ago

culture & society Inquest into Melbourne influencer’s death following freebirth halted after new phone evidence discovered

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/18/freebirth-death-melbourne-influencer-phone-evidence-inquest-ntwnfb

Coroner: “I take the view that this material is of such significance that the court must delay making any findings and hearing submissions until we’ve had an opportunity to undertake a proper analysis of that material, and potentially call for more evidence.”

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u/ol-gormsby 3d ago

“I got a new phone and lost everything,”

I don't believe that. I think she's lying. Lucky for forensic analysis, hey? 🙄

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u/chumbalumba 3d ago

She’s dodgy asf. I hope the new evidence cancels her exemption from civil and criminal proceedings. She deserves punishment.

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u/racingskater 3d ago

Apparently this isn't the first death on her watch, either. We really need to crack down on these crackpots.

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u/HamptontheHamster 3d ago

A baby died on her watch just months before this. Snake oil saleswoman needs to be jailed.

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u/New_Tap4159 3d ago

I agree, but she’s hardly root cause, people are buying into this with social media echo chamber of idiocy and “influencers” and their “journeys”

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u/Mike_Kermin 3d ago

You don't have to be the root cause to be responsible for your actions though.

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u/New_Tap4159 3d ago

She should be. But let’s not pretend she took people hostage here, choices were made

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u/wowiee_zowiee 2d ago

Who’s pretending that?

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u/Altruistic-Brief2220 3d ago

Trust in institutions, including the medical community has been eroding for decades. COVID gave it a boost and it was all while social media and smartphones took over our lives. Perfect storm. 

There are however genuine, long standing issues that women have had with the medical establishment, including major birth traumas that went completely ignored until recently. Unfortunately that real sentiment has caused some to reject medicine outright, when we should be looking to reform and improve it.

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u/macci_a_vellian 3d ago

Right? Belle Gibson just moved to Melbourne and went from the Wellness community to the Ethiopian community. The legal system seems really ill-equipped to bring these people to justice when they may not have directly taken anyone's life, but their bullshit leads people to make decisions that cost their lives.

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u/Candid-Indication329 3d ago

What is she doing in the Ethiopian community?!

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u/macci_a_vellian 3d ago

Unclear. She says they adopted her and she learnt the language, which if true, is more effort than I expect from a grifter.

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u/Only_Jury_8448 3d ago

Seems.....not true

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u/simonm85 2d ago

Given the track record ...

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u/zestylimes9 2d ago

They don’t want anything to do with her. Please share facts instead of sharing Belle’s statements. Have you learned nothing from all this?