A Victorian woman recovering from horrific injuries sustained when she was hit by a ride at the Melbourne Royal Show has had her theft-related charges withdrawn. 7NEWS
Rodden had been accused of stealing a Samsung mobile phone valued at $1000 on August 5, 2021, and committing an indictable offence while on bail.Rodden, 26, remains in a serious condition in hospital after the September 24 incident in which she is believed to have walked onto the track of the Rebel Coaster ride to retrieve her phone when she was struck by a moving carriage.She spent weeks in an induced coma.
A hospital spokesperson recently told 7NEWS.com.au Rodden was now in a serious but stable condition after being brought out of the medically-induced coma at the end of last year.Alan Rodden said his daughter had suffered “horrific” injuries that shocked the doctors.who were already dealing with the loss of her brother just months before.Eyewitness accounthe was filming the ride with his sister and his partner in the front carriage when it came around a loop and struck Rodden.
“It all happened so quickly but so slowly. All of a sudden, I saw someone getting taken up but at the same time I’m thinking ‘f***, my sister, my partner.” Melbourne Royal Show CEO Brad Jenkins described the crash as a “tragic accident” and said his thoughts were with the young woman’s family and friends.
“It is a tragic accident and, from our understanding, there was a mobile phone at the base of the Rebel Coaster that she dropped on the ride and she went back to recover the mobile phone,” he said.“It is an extreme rollercoaster which is a lot of fun generally, but this was a tragic accident that shouldn’t have happened.”“This is a tragic accident, not a malfunction of a ride, so I can assure people that the rides are entirely safe,” he said.
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