After almost four years, a Supreme Court judge has ended a legal fight over the remains of the First Nations woman, whose family argued she had wanted to be cremated, not buried.
The body of Wiradjuri woman Debbie-Lee Gill has been in the morgue of Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital since January 2021.
The body of Wiradjuri woman Debbie-Lee Gill has been in the morgue of Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital since January 2021."It takes a huge toll. My parents have aged like 100 years in the last bloody three years," she said. However, in "exceptional circumstances" the NSW Health Secretary may in some cases grant a general approval for a body to be kept longer.
Before announcing his judgement, Justice Geoff Lindsay told the court Mr Speeding feared for the fate of Debbie Lee's spirit.
Cremation Death Morgue Court Four Year Delay Burial Wiradjuri Newcastle Morgue Debbie-Lee Gill John Hunter Hospital
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