Following dramatic scenes as Schapelle Corby was suddenly forced to leave hospital and return to jail, her sister Mercedes and mother Rosleigh reveal to Phillip Koch they fear she may end her own life.
Having barricaded herself in a hospital toilet, Schapelle Corby‘s mental state reached a new low last week.
Distressed and clutching a pillow for comfort, she was shocked that police officials demanded without notice that she return to jail after she’d spent the previous 12 days in hospital under 24-hour watch.
Her sister Mercedes holds grave fears for Schapelle since her sudden and unexpected removal from hospital after very limited treatment.
“Schapelle was asleep when they came in and woke her with no notice, preparation or even counselling and told her she was going back to prison,” Mercedes confirms to Woman’s Day.
“The doctor treating her in hospital saw her only three times in the past 12 days and each visit lasted only minutes. Clearly she needs better treatment if she is to get well.
“I am very afraid for her wellbeing because she is not rational enough to take her medication, and is still extremely paranoid and suffering side effects from the medication she is on.”
At the time of going to press, Schapelle’s family and her lawyer were once again attempting to get her transferred to a medical facility in the hope that she can be properly treated.
It was the death of her father Michael in January 2008 that sparked Schapelle’s slow descent into madness, after three years of refusing to allow the horrors of life in a Bali jail to break her spirit.
The loss of her final appeal in April and the death of her stepfather Greg a few days later drove her over the edge, leaving Mercedes fearing her sister would end it all, or lash out at the guards and prisoners she says torment her on a daily basis.
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