Schapelle Corby’s family awarded almost $1 million in Sins of the Father defamation case

SCHAPELLE Corby’s family has been awarded almost $1 million in damages over allegations that were published in the book ‘Sins of the Father’.

SCHAPELLE Corby’s family has been awarded almost $1 million in damages from a defamation case.

The damages were awarded after the book ‘Sins of the Father’ by Eamonn Duff claimed Schapelle’s father Mick Corby ran a drug syndicate that his daughter Mercedes Corby, son Michael Corby and wife Rosleigh Rose had been a part of.

The cover of Sins Of The Father, by Eamonn Duff.

Mercedes was awarded $175,000, Michael $150,000 and Rosleigh $190,000 in separate the separate defamation cases.

Publisher Allen & Unwin also paid close to $400,000 in legal costs.

In the book Duff had alleged Mick Corby regularly bought marijuana from a drug syndicate, and that Queensland police had received a tip two weeks prior to Schapelle being arrested that Mick would be smuggling drugs into Bali.

Schapelle Corby was convicted of drug smuggling marijuana in Bali in 2004, and received 20 years in jail.

She was released on parole in February 2014 but so far must remain in Bali, according to Indonesian law.

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