Vic: Mother reaches settlement over son's shooting death

AAP General News (Australia)
04-19-2007
Vic: Mother reaches settlement over son's shooting death

A woman who was suing the state of Victoria and a prison officer who shot her inmate
son dead .. has received 20 thousand dollars in an out-of-court settlement.

FABRIZIO BARTOLO FEDERICO killed prisoner GARRY WHYTE in a corridor of Melbourne's
St Vincent's Hospital on May 7 2002.

WHYTE .. who was on remand facing charges of burglary .. theft and attempting to escape
.. was being taken to the hospital for a CAT scan.

In November 2005 Victorian Supreme Court Justice PHILIP CUMMINS directed the jury to
acquit Mr FEDERICO of murder .. because the prosecution failed to prove he wasn't acting
in self-defence.

WHYTE's mother .. NORA GAULD then launched a personal injury claim against the prison
guard .. the State of Victoria and St Vincent's hospital for nervous shock.

She dropped the legal action against the hospital and was due to take the matter to
trial against the other parties in the Victorian County Court today.

But the case has been settled .. with a denial of liability by the State of Victoria
and Mr FEDERICO.

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KEYWORD: GAULD (MELBOURNE)

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