Woman found dead was stressed over allegedly fake workplace injury claim, discharged against advice: Coroner
The claim was mounted against the woman by a foreign worker who was seeking compensation for total permanent incapacity.
A woman found dead at the bottom of a housing block had been under significant stress over an allegedly fraudulent workplace injury claim, a coroner's court heard. The 44-year-old owner of a food business was discharged from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) against medical advice just one day before her death, following a suicide attempt.
The woman had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and prescribed medication, but her husband said the discharge came with full awareness of the risks. Police investigations revealed that a foreign worker had filed a claim for total permanent incapacity against the woman, alleging injuries sustained at her workplace. The woman believed she was being exploited for additional compensation.
Despite assurances from her husband, who said she appeared quiet and normal after being discharged from IMH, the woman's stress over the alleged fraud took a tragic turn.
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