Radio presenter claims one Australian state is ‘BOKED’ after two landmark decisions from authorities

A well-known radio presenter has claimed the state of Victoria has been ‘cooked’ following two landmark decisions from the state’s legal system.

Jacqui Felgate, presenter of 3AW’s Drive, made the claim on Thursday’s program after a convicted murderer was allowed to leave prison to undergo in vitro fertilization treatment and a 17-year-old was granted bail for 57 separate offenses following a string of alleged burglaries. and thefts.

Killer Alicia Schiller is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence after being convicted of murdering mother-of-three Tyrelle Evertson-Mostert, 31, during a drug-fuelled rampage over a $50 debt in Geelong on November 9, 2014. .

Victoria gave the green light for Schiller to undergo in vitro fertilization on Wednesday, shocking Ms Evertson-Mostert’s family, who described the situation as ‘bizarre’, and horrified Felgate.

“For someone to look at this on paper and say ‘yeah he’s a convicted murderer… Let’s let him get out of prison’ is one of the most disgusting stories I’ve ever heard,” the radio host said.

He pointed to the example of a teenager who was later charged with violent crimes and released on bail in Victoria.

The teenager was once again granted freedom by the courts (on three separate bail conditions) despite Victoria Police claiming the teenager committed multiple aggravated burglaries and car thefts over the course of almost a month.

Felgate said the decisions, taken just a day apart, were a ‘disgrace’, leading him to claim ‘the situation is now beyond repair’.

Maximum security inmates like Schiller must be accompanied by two prison officers during leave.

Felgate argued that if the killer had gone through the public health system for this procedure, Schiller would have received a cut from someone who was not an incarcerated criminal.

If she became pregnant and gave birth, the child would be raised behind bars until she was five years old and given to the murderer’s family.

The Victorian Government has insisted taxpayers will not be forced to pay any of the costs of staffing, security or transport between the prison and the external IVF clinic.

However, no information was given about whether the treatment was successful, how much the child’s care in the specialist parent ward would cost, or whether taxpayers would cover the costs.

Minister of Criminal Execution Enver Erdoğan tried to transfer the responsibility of the decision to the Supreme Court.

The minister said there were many questions to be asked about the ‘appropriateness and necessity of this treatment’.

‘This is a Supreme Court decision in terms of access to treatment,’ he said.

‘But I think there are ethical questions about this type of treatment, and I think medical professionals should take these into account, especially when someone is serving such a long sentence.’

Just a day after Schiller was granted treatment, Victoria Police announced the 17-year-old, who cannot be legally named, had been arrested before being charged with 57 offences.

Those offenses included 16 counts of motor vehicle theft and eight counts of aggravated burglary, allegedly committed during a spree in Melbourne’s northwest from October 31 to November 28.

Police opposed bail in the Children’s Court on Friday, claiming he posed an unacceptable risk of re-offending and that the community would be endangered if he was granted bail.

Senior Constable Sarah Beagley said allegations of arson and dangerous driving had marked “an increase (in crime)”. messenger of the sun reported.

The presiding judge stated that society would be concerned about the allegations. But he said with the support of Youth Justice the risk of re-offending was reduced.

He allowed the boy to be released on bail on the condition that he abides by the curfew, lives with his family and is not with other defendants.

Felgate questioned why the teenager was released despite Jacinta Allan’s government’s commitment to strengthen bail laws for young people.

‘These changes to bail laws could make it easier for criminals and make the situation worse,’ he said.