Jessica Stephens's mother asks NT Supreme Court to overturn coroner's decision not to hold inquest
In short:
The mother of a Queensland woman who died in 2023 after receiving mental health treatment at Royal Darwin Hospital has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the Northern Territory coroner's decision not to hold an inquest.
Karon Evans claims her daughter Jessica Stephens's death in Kakadu National Park "ought properly to have been treated as a death occurring while in care", triggering a mandatory inquest.
What's next?
NT Coroner Elisabeth Armitage's office is yet to file a response to the lawsuit.
