South Australian murder victim's family devastated after prison virus scare delays high-profile case
A South Australian family has left one of the state's courts devastated after coronavirus concerns in a prison caused delays to two high-profile murder cases.
The South Australian Department of Correctional Services told 9News an inmate at Adelaide's Women's Prison woke up today feeling unwell.
Since then, six other prisoners are now in isolation at the jail and awaiting the results of COVID-19 tests.
The South Australian Department of Correctional Services told 9News an inmate at Adelaide's Women's Prison woke up feeling unwell, and now six other prisoners are in isolation. 9News
The scare saw the adjournment of a sentencing hearing for Wendie Dent over the poisoning murder of her de facto husband David Lawrence.
Dent was found guilty in April of using a toxic cocktail of drugs including morphine, valium and tramadol to kill Mr Lawrence in 2015 to claim his $300,000 estate.
The scare saw the adjournment of a sentencing hearing for Wendie Dent over the poisoning murder of her de facto husband David Lawrence. 9News
The trial of accused killer Caroline Nilsson was also delayed today and is now expected to begin on Monday. 9News
The trial of accused killer Caroline Nilsson was also delayed today and is now expected to begin on Monday.
Ms Nilsson is accused of murdering her mother-in-law, Myrna Nilsson, in the laundry of the Valley View home they shared in September 2016.
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