The Department of Communities and Justice took custody of both children three years ago.
Published: 28 Aug 2023, 12:14 PM IST
An NRI woman from Australia, Priyadarshini Lingaraj Patil, died by suicide in Belagavi district of Karnataka on Sunday, August 27, after allegedly learning that an online custody battle hearing for her two children has been postponed until November became. Her body was found on August 22nd.
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An NRI woman from Australia, Priyadarshini Lingaraj Patil, died by suicide in Belagavi district of Karnataka on Sunday, August 27, after allegedly learning that an online custody battle hearing for her two children has been postponed until November became. Her body was found on August 22nd.
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An NRI woman in her 40s from Australia, Priyadarshini Lingaraj Patil, died by suicide in Belagavi district of Karnataka on Sunday 27 August after allegedly learning that an online custody battle hearing for her two children was ongoing was postponed to November. Her body was found on August 22nd.
The techie landed in Bengaluru from Sydney on August 20 but failed to reach her home in Dharwad. She had come to India to help her father deal with a three-year custody battle over their two children – who are Australian citizens.
In a letter to her parents in Dharwad, she wrote that she was ending her life because she was unable to regain custody of her 17-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter who are in the care of the Australian community – and Ministry of Justice.
According to media reports, Patil accused the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice and some of her neighbors of screwing up her life because of the suicide note that was found.
Patil’s older son was reportedly suffering from ulcerative colitis — an inflammatory bowel disease that’s an immune disease. This disease also worsened over time, forcing him to be hospitalized.
Six months had passed and her son’s health was not improving. Patil blamed the doctors and filed a lawsuit against them for failing to provide adequate treatment.
In response, doctors filed a complaint against Patil with child welfare services, allegedly accusing her of improperly caring for the children at home, which caused the illness.
The Department of Communities and Justice took custody of both children three years ago.
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After the death, the woman’s husband traveled alone to India last week to perform the last rites.
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