Frank and Laurel Gilford finally put to rest the demons...
Frank and Laurel Gilford finally put to rest the demons associated with the murder of Mr Gilford's sister Yvonne in Saudi Arabia in 1996 as the new children's day surgery unit at the Women's and Children's Hospital [in Adelaide, Australia] was inaugurated
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Frank and Laurel Gilford finally put to rest the demons associated with the murder of Mr Gilford's sister Yvonne in Saudi Arabia in 1996 as the new children's day surgery unit at the Women's and Children's Hospital [in Adelaide, Australia] was inaugurated.
The Gilfords, of Jamestown, donated more than $1 million for the unit to be built in Yvonne's memory. Yvonne Gilford, a 55-year-old nursing sister, was murdered at Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Military Medical Complex, where she was working, in December, 1996.
Two of her colleagues, Deborah Parry and Lucille McLauchlan, were accused of her murder and jailed.
Under Saudi law the victim's family was able to seek clemency in return for cash should the accused be sentenced to death for murder.
When Mr Gilford initially refused to grant mercy he was branded by the British media as callous and accused of prolonging the accused nurses' ordeal.
Eventually Mr Gilford was offered $1.7 million, waived his right under Saudi law to demand the death penalty, and donated $1.036 million to the WCH.
The Gilfords, of Jamestown, donated more than $1 million for the unit to be built in Yvonne's memory. Yvonne Gilford, a 55-year-old nursing sister, was murdered at Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Military Medical Complex, where she was working, in December, 1996.
Two of her colleagues, Deborah Parry and Lucille McLauchlan, were accused of her murder and jailed.
Under Saudi law the victim's family was able to seek clemency in return for cash should the accused be sentenced to death for murder.
When Mr Gilford initially refused to grant mercy he was branded by the British media as callous and accused of prolonging the accused nurses' ordeal.
Eventually Mr Gilford was offered $1.7 million, waived his right under Saudi law to demand the death penalty, and donated $1.036 million to the WCH.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Advertiser (Adelaide) 28/06/2002)
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