Danes’ condition deteriorating in Lao prison
by Daniel Pedersen on Mar.23, 2009, under Laos reportage
The Courier Mail
May 15, 2001
BANGKOK: Former Brisbane woman Kay Danes’ psychological condition was deteriorating in her Lao prison, her lawyer has said.
Sydney-based lawyer Ted Tzovaras said Mrs Danes also had lost weight since being thrown in jail in the Lao capital of Vientiane on December 23.
“She’s said a number of times to both myself and consular staff `You’ve got to get me out of here, I just can’t stand it any more’,” Mr Tzovaras said, speaking from Vientiane.
The case against Kay Danes and her husband Kerry, an Australian soldier on extended leave who is also in jail, centres on the transfer of a small fortune to a Lao bank account in Kay Danes’ name.
The transfer occurred about the time authorities allege both finished and rough-cut sapphires worth millions of dollars disappeared from the office of a mining company for which Mr Danes provided security.
Mr Tzovaras held talks with Kerry and Kay Danes last Thursday afternoon. She spoke with her children by mobile phone and, for the first time, her husband Kerry also managed a few words with them.
“Kay is now in a worse state than the last time I saw her . . . and that was just last week,” Mr Tzovaras said.
“Kay has always been my main concern, Kerry is strong, both physically and psychologically, but Kay is weakening.
“Kay has developed a bad toothache, and the problem is there is no facility for treatment available at the jail and they are not allowed to leave the jail to seek treatment.”
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