Multiple prison sources not authorised to speak publicly have confirmed Loveridge drank hand sanitiser and had spoken about how anxious he was ahead of the parole decision and attendant publicity.
He was hospitalised after the incident.
“What we’re trying to do is change the parole review in that family victims should be advised of things like courses being done in prison, behaviour behind bars – all those kind of questions so you can form an opinion and support or oppose his parole,” Kelly said.
One-punch killer Kieran Loveridge is escorted from the NSW Supreme Court in November 2013.Credit: Kate Geraghty
In a private meeting about an inmate – a week before Christmas, in Loveridge’s case – the parole authority forms an intention to grant or deny parole. The intention to grant Loveridge parole and the grounds on which it was made was not communicated to the Kelly family.
“We should’ve been given the verdict from the private hearing. We were blindsided, we walked in with no idea what restrictions would be imposed,” he said.
“We were told nothing so didn’t know.”
Corrections Minister Anoulack Chanthivong told the Herald some matters could not be communicated to families for privacy reasons, but had tasked his department with “looking into this particular parole matter, including the support provided to the Kelly family”.
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“It is important that families know the type of information that can and cannot be shared, before they decide whether to make a parole submission,” he said.
Kelly believes the whole parole system should be re-designed so victims’ families have more understanding of what is happening behind bars.
“It’s not good enough, we have a vested interest in him being rehabilitated and educated. I can only hope he has changed, we would really like him to be a decent person in the community.”
With Clare Sibthorpe
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