Second breastfeeding woman asked to leave Victorian court

Allowing mother and child, who was crying, to remain during closing remarks would distract jurors, judge says

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A woman has been asked to leave a Victorian county court while breastfeeding an unsettled baby days after a judge ejected another woman who was also breastfeeding her child.

The judge’s move last week was criticised after he said the breastfeeding would “be a distraction for the jury at the very least”.

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