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A mother who was reassured by her son that he was safe in a NSW prison recalls screaming out and uncontrollably crying after finding out he had been murdered by his cellmate.
Geoffrey Fardell had been locked inside a jail cell with a repeat offender who has a historical tendency towards unprovoked violence, the NSW Supreme Court was told on Tuesday. I m OK in here mum . don t worry, Fardell earlier told Sandra Deveson who found this comforting and believed he would be OK , she said.
Geoffrey Fardell (pictured) was murdered by his violent cellmate after calling his mother to tell her not to worry about him