The youngest daughter of a Tamil family detained on Christmas Island has been medically evacuated to Perth with a suspected blood infection.
has been medically evacuated to Perth with a suspected blood infection.
She has been detained on Christmas Island with her sister and parents, Priya and Nades Murugappan, since August 2019 after an urgent court injunction blocked their deportation to Sri Lanka.Family friend Bronwyn Dendle told SBS News Tharnicaa was flown out of Christmas Island to a hospital in Perth on Monday afternoon after being unwell with high temperatures, vomiting, and diarrhoea, since 25 May.
"I know that Nades is very worried and very upset about everything," Ms Dendle, who has been in contact with the family, said.
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