The family of Tanya Day says new sites trialling a health-based response to public drunkenness are welcome, but "long overdue".
The 55-year-old was taken to Castlemaine police station, where she was left unattended in a holding cell.That night, she fell and hit her head at least five times, causing traumatic brain injuries which led to her death.Tanya Day was left unattended in a holding cell after being arrested for public drunkenness.Ms Day's family has since fiercely advocated for public drunkenness to be decriminalised, with the legislation criticised for disproportionately impacting Aboriginal Victorians.
"The trial sites are an opportunity to test the long-overdue public health response to public drunkenness."The Day family, including Apryl, have been calling for changes to Victoria's public drunkenness response.
It's tough.. Although in this case the woman was just drunkenly asleep, in many cases drunk ppl can disturb the peace or get very aggressive and the public need to be protected from such behaviour. It's an issue with no easy answers. auspol