A mother who killed her two-year-old son by standing on his mouth and chest believed she was expelling an evil spirit, a court has been told. Rachael Hadley was acutely psychotic at the time and didn't understand the consequences of her actions, counsel assisting Amy Cacas told the South Australian Coroners Court on Monday. 'She didn't know she was killing her son,' Ms Cacas said. 'She believed she was expelling an evil spirit from him and expected him to recover.' Duke Hadley died on November 5, 2009 from asphyxiation caused by compression of his neck and chest. His mother was charged with his murder but found mentally incompetent. She has since been released on licence. Ms Cacas said the issue for the inquest would be whether or not anything more could have been done in relation to Ms Hadley's treatment to have prevented the boy's death. The boy's father, Jason Hura, told the court that Ms Hadley had twice been admitted to a mental health clinic for treatment. But he said she would stop taking her medication because it made her sleep all day. In the period before the boy's death she had been 'getting paranoid' and was constantly locking … Continue reading →

A mother who killed her two-year-old son by standing on his mouth and chest believed she was expelling an evil spirit, a court has been told. Rachael Hadley was acutely psychotic at the time and didn't understand the consequences of her actions, counsel assisting Amy Cacas told the South Australian Coroners Court on Monday. 'She didn't know she was killing her son,' Ms Cacas said. 'She believed she was expelling an evil spirit from him and expected him to recover.' Duke Hadley died on November 5, 2009 from asphyxiation caused by compression of his neck and chest. His mother was charged with his murder but found mentally incompetent. She has since been released on licence. Ms Cacas said the issue for the inquest would be whether or not anything more could have been done in relation to Ms Hadley's treatment to have prevented the boy's death. The boy's father, Jason Hura, told the court that Ms Hadley had twice been admitted to a mental health clinic for treatment. But he said she would stop taking her medication because it made her sleep all day. In the period before the boy's death she had been 'getting paranoid' and was constantly locking … Continue reading →

A mother who killed her two-year-old son by standing on his mouth and chest believed she was expelling an evil spirit, a court has been told. Rachael Hadley was acutely psychotic at the time and didn't understand the consequences of her actions, counsel assisting Amy Cacas told the South Australian Coroners Court on Monday. "She didn't know she was killing her son," Ms Cacas said. "She believed she was expelling an evil spirit from him and expected him to recover." Duke Hadley died on November 5, 2009 from asphyxiation caused by compression of his neck and chest. His mother was charged with his murder but found mentally incompetent. She has since been released on licence. Ms Cacas said the issue for the inquest would be whether or not anything more could have been done in relation to Ms Hadley's treatment to have prevented the boy's death. The boy's father, Jason Hura, told the court that Ms Hadley had twice been admitted to a mental health clinic for treatment. But he said she would stop taking her medication because it made her sleep all day. In the period before the boy's death she had been "getting paranoid" and was constantly locking … Continue reading →

Dhoni had previously credited his 'helicopter shot' to former Ranji cricketer Santosh Lal, who has been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. Ranchi: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was extending all possible help to the inventor of his famous helicopter shot and one of his close childhood friends Santosh Lal, who has been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and was airlifted to Delhi on Monday for treatment. "Former Ranji cricketer Santosh Lal was taken to Delhi by an air ambulance and admitted to a hospital there. Besides Dhoni, all his friends have come forward in helping him fight his disease. Dhoni is in touch and helping in making all necessary arrangements for the treatment," said a close friend of Dhoni. Lal, a Ranji player was admitted in a unconscious state at a Ranchi hospital before being airlifted to the national capital. Jharkhand State Cricket Association secretary Rajesh Verma said the JSCA has donated Rs one lakh to Lal for his treatment and Rs 39,500 was collected among the association members and handed over to his family. "Lal has played Ranji Trophy with Dhoni," Chanchal Bhattacharya, Dhoni's coach during his formative years, said. Suraj Mohan, another friend, was with Lal for the last three … Continue reading →