It was a big misunderstanding because of our language, Portuguese, which she barely understands. My client didn't understand what was being said by the police, so she wouldn't have been capable of offering money to them. |
She told me she tried to kill herself. It was an act of anguish and despair because she was convinced she was about to be sent back to Lebanon where she claims she will be murdered because of what she knows about the fraud at the bank where she once worked. |
She told me, 'If I'm going to be sent back to Lebanon, I'd rather be killed here first. |