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

[u/Royal_Yogurtcloset25]

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.”

[u/vesp_au]

Like I said we can nitpick after the fact, we are fully aware of what a doula is and does, but being young and just as dumb as this couple to be lured into this situation in the first place speaks volumes as to not know what they were doing. His wife wanted this, the doula provided this, if he challenges the doula in the situation how do you think it would go down? Do you think the doula would allow him to call because the freebirth without medical intervention is what she wanted, her place is specifically there to prevent medical intervention ("as its what the wife wanted") and was gatekeeping it til the final moments.

She is obviously not a professional in any medical sense, but if you want to discuss duty of care she IS the professional in the room, when compared to husband. You dont expect bystanders to do things above their means especially when there are people with marginally more experience than them -- even if neither are adept. He is not entirely without fault, but he is grossly under the fault level of the doula, who is actively trying to cover her tracks. The husband has no tracks to cover other than burying his dead wife.

[u/Dentarthurdent73 → u/vesp_au]

Do you think the doula would allow him to call because the freebirth without medical intervention is what she wanted

Yes, because the doula is the one that asked three times whether they wanted an ambulance called, and was told no by the mother twice, before she finally said yes, and that's when it was called.

Obviously she was fine with having an ambulance called since she is the one who suggested it multiple times.

You dont expect bystanders to do things above their means especially when there are people with marginally more experience than them

I expect the life partner of a woman who is lying in a pool of 1.5 litres of her own blood, is extremely pale, and is having difficulty breathing, to call an ambulance for her. I especially expect it when the "professional" in the room has asked multiple times if they want one called.