Kay Nesbit Explained

Kay Nesbit is a victim's rights advocate and public speaker in Australia. Nesbit suffered a shotgun wound that eventually led to 57 operations to reconstruct her face. She later became a victim's rights advocate, public speaker and ran for office in Victoria.

Biography

Nesbit grew up on a farm in New Zealand near Christchurch.[1] In 1977, she moved to Melbourne.

Nesbit's flatmate had been trying to avoid her boyfriend. Nesbit was shot on 11 September 1985 after she told Paul Terrance Mallinder via note that her flatmate didn't want to see him anymore.[2] [3] [4] Nesbit survived the gunshot, but lost her jaw, part of her nose and her right eye.[5] To help her out, more than $205,000 was raised on her behalf in 1986.[6] The medical team at Alfred Hospital who reconstructed her face used other parts of her body to repair her damaged face.[7] [8] By 1993, she had completed 31 surgeries at Alfred Hospital.[9] Eventually, she would have a total of 57 operations.[10]

She has become an advocate for victims' rights.[11] Nesbit began to start public speaking and telling her story in 1999.[12] She stood in the 2002 Victorian state election as an independent but was not elected.

Nesbit's attacker, Mallinder, was found not guilty of "wounding with intent to cause murder" but guilty of "wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm"[13] and sentenced to the maximum permissible 15 years in prison, which was reduced on appeal to 13 years with an 11-year non-parole period.[14] He was released from prison after serving seven years.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Resilience, Warmth, the Keys to Rebuilding a Shattered Life. Birnbauer. Bill. 20 June 1986. The Age. 13 November 2017. 14. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Nesbit Is In Fear of Her Life. Daly. Martin. 17 November 1992. The Age. 13 November 2017. 6. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Rib Forms a New Cheek for Kay Nesbit. Birnbauer. Bill. 5 May 1987. The Age. 13 November 2017. 3. Newspapers.com.
  4. http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/people/Transcripts/s952984.htm Kay Nesbit
  5. News: A Baby Borne of Love and Pain. 14 October 1990. The Age. 13 November 2017. 21. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Appeal for Shotgun Victim Tops $205,000. 18 October 1986. The Age. 13 November 2017. 13. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Resilience the Key to Rebuilding a Broken Life. Birnbauer. Bill. 20 June 1986. The Age. 13 November 2017. 1. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Another Step in the Remaking of a Face. 5 May 1987. The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 2017. 6. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: Special Surgery for Kay Nesbit. Young. Leith. 18 March 1993. The Age. 13 November 2017. 3. Newspapers.com.
  10. Web site: Nesbit, Kay. Francis. Rosemary. 30 July 2008. The Australian Women's Register. en-gb. 13 November 2017.
  11. News: Nesbit Urges Second Chance for Attacker. Catalano. Antony. 7 July 1992. The Age. 13 November 2017. 3. Newspapers.com.
  12. News: The Face of Outrageous Fortune Goes Public. Elder. John. 29 August 1999. The Age. 13 November 2017. 8. Newspapers.com.
  13. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19860620&id=hDZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259,2665189 Kay has new lease of life
  14. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19860828&id=VcwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=45IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1469,4554230 Court reduces jail term for Kay Nesbit gunman

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