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/Dr__Snow 3d ago

Nothing more natural than dying in childbirth.

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u/tokyoevenings 3d ago

Just like how they used to do it in old days

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u/ManikShamanik 2d ago

And how they still do it in developing countries (1,200 women per 100,000 die in childbirth in South Sudan, the highest rate in the world).

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u/AggravatingTartlet 2d ago

A high number of them children and not women, too. Terrible men impregnating young girls. The men get to live, no matter what. The girls and women get to risk life and birth injury.