CORONERS ACT, 1975 AS AMENDED SOUTH AUSTRALIA FINDING OF INQUEST An Inquest taken on behalf of our Sovereign Lady the Queen at Adelaide in the State of South Australia, on the 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th days of June 2003 and the 18th day of December 2003, before Wayne Cromwell Chivell, a Coroner for the said State, concerning the death of Margaret Lindsay. I, the said Coroner, find that, Margaret Lindsay aged 38 years, late of Northfield Adelaide Women's Prison, Grand Junction Road, Northfield, South Australia died at the Modbury Public Hospital, Smart Road, Modbury, South Australia on or about the 23rd day of May 2001 as a result of neck compression due to hanging. Reason for Inquest Margaret Lindsay was taken into custody on Friday, 18 May 2001 when she was arrested in Victoria Square, Adelaide, in relation to an outstanding warrant of apprehension for offences of serious criminal trespass and larceny. She remained in the custody of the police, except during periods when she was at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and at Glenside Hospital, until Tuesday, 22 May 2001, when she appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court. On 22 May 2001, Ms Lindsay was remanded in custody to appear in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 23 May 2001. A warrant of remand was drawn up giving effect to that order, and Ms Lindsay was conveyed to the Adelaide at Northfield, arriving in the early evening. Women’s Prison (AWP) Ms Lindsay died in the late evening/early morning of 22/23 May 2001. Accordingly, at the time of her death, Ms Lindsay was in custody within the ‘detained State pursuant to an Act or law of the within the meaning of Section 12(1)(da) State’
CORONERS ACT, 1975 AS AMENDED SOUTH AUSTRALIA FINDING OF INQUEST An Inquest taken on behalf of our Sovereign Lady the Queen at Adelaide in the State of South Australia, on the 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th days of June 2003 and the 18th day of December 2003, before Wayne Cromwell Chivell, a Coroner for the said State, concerning the death of Margaret Lindsay. I, the said Coroner, find that, Margaret Lindsay aged 38 years, late of Northfield Adelaide Women's Prison, Grand Junction Road, Northfield, South Australia died at the Modbury Public Hospital, Smart Road, Modbury, South Australia on or about the 23rd day of May 2001 as a result of neck compression due to hanging. Reason for Inquest Margaret Lindsay was taken into custody on Friday, 18 May 2001 when she was arrested in Victoria Square, Adelaide, in relation to an outstanding warrant of apprehension for offences of serious criminal trespass and larceny. She remained in the custody of the police, except during periods when she was at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and at Glenside Hospital, until Tuesday, 22 May 2001, when she appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court. On 22 May 2001, Ms Lindsay was remanded in custody to appear in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 23 May 2001. A warrant of remand was drawn up giving effect to that order, and Ms Lindsay was conveyed to the Adelaide Women’s Prison (AWP) at Northfield, arriving in the early evening. Ms Lindsay died in the late evening/early morning of 22/23 May 2001. Accordingly, at the time of her death, Ms Lindsay was ‘detained in custody within the State pursuant to an Act or law of the State’ within the meaning of Section 12(1)(da)