- A young nursing student killed herself after importing lethal drugs in 2015
- Authorities ignored that Danni Smith had ‘postal stopper’ against her address
- A coroner’s report found there was a ‘clear systems failure’ with failed testing
The family of a young nursing student have slammed the border force after they failed to stop a euthanasia drug delivery which ended their daughter’s life.
Danni Smith, 26, imported the fatal dose of drugs in August 2015 from Mexico to Melbourne before killing herself, despite a ‘postal stopper’ being put in place against her mailing address.
Two parcels with three bottles, one labelled ‘Happy Pills’, were screened by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection but a coroner’s report found they did not use a test capable of detecting the euthanasia drug, according to The Age.
Danni Smith, 26, (pictured) imported a fatal dose of euthanasia drugs in August 2015
The young nursing student (pictured) then took her own life with the drugs, despite there being a ‘postal stopper’ against her mailing address
Danni’s (pictured) mother Ann Smith said the postal system was ‘incompetent’ and cost the triple-zero operator’s life
The authorities were reportedly tipped off that Danni had been trying to import the drug but failed to act on it.
Danni’s mother Ann Smith said the postal system was ‘incompetent’ and cost the triple-zero operator’s life.
Ms Smith told the publication she believed her daughter, who was awarded for her work during the Black Saturday bush fires in 2009, would have got better with the right support.
Coroner Rosemary Carlin said there was a ‘clear systems failure’ but was unable to determine if the death could have been prevented due to Danni’s commitment to ‘the idea of suicide’.
An Australian Border Force (ABF) spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia they ‘noted’ the coroner’s recommendations after the investigation into Danni’s death.
The authorities were reportedly tipped off that Danni had been trying to import the drug but failed to act on it (stock image)
Coroner Rosemary Carlin said there was a ‘clear systems failure’ after the package successfully made it through border security two years ago (stock image)
‘The ABF’s Regional Command Victoria/Tasmania has identified improvements to the processes that relate to the examination of goods subject to a ‘mail stopper’ and will respond to the Coroner’s Recommendation by 2 February 2018, as requested by the Coroner,’ the spokesperson said.
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