‘Cavalier rather than caring’: Judge rejects doctor’s appeal against damning inquest findings

The judge affirmed the coroner's finding that Dr Sean Runacre's care of a woman in prison was inadequate.
Dr Sean Runacres.

Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: This story contains references to a deceased person.

A doctor has lost his appeal against a coroner’s findings that criticised his management of an Aboriginal woman in custody, with a judge declaring he was “cavalier rather than caring”.