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| Alan Bond in intensive care in Perth hospital after heart surgery | |
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| Former billionaire Alan Bond remained in an induced coma on Thursday after undergoing heart surgery. | Former billionaire Alan Bond remained in an induced coma on Thursday after undergoing heart surgery. |
| Bond, 77, is in a critical condition at Fiona Stanley hospital in Perth after returning from London earlier this week for the surgery. | Bond, 77, is in a critical condition at Fiona Stanley hospital in Perth after returning from London earlier this week for the surgery. |
| His daughter, Jody Fewster, said on Thursday morning that the family would release an update on his status later in the day. “We are going back to the hospital later [this morning] and we will put something out,” she told ABC radio. | His daughter, Jody Fewster, said on Thursday morning that the family would release an update on his status later in the day. “We are going back to the hospital later [this morning] and we will put something out,” she told ABC radio. |
| His former wife, Eileen Bond, said earlier: “We’re praying and hoping that he pulls through this. It’s not looking good at the moment.” | His former wife, Eileen Bond, said earlier: “We’re praying and hoping that he pulls through this. It’s not looking good at the moment.” |
| She was flying back to Perth from London and due to land on Thursday afternoon. | She was flying back to Perth from London and due to land on Thursday afternoon. |
| It is understood the businessman became ill in London last week and decided to travel back to Western Australia for treatment. | It is understood the businessman became ill in London last week and decided to travel back to Western Australia for treatment. |
| Alan Bond’s children John, Craig and Jody released a statement on Wednesday saying their father had undergone open heart surgery to replace a valve that had been previously replaced almost 20 years ago. | Alan Bond’s children John, Craig and Jody released a statement on Wednesday saying their father had undergone open heart surgery to replace a valve that had been previously replaced almost 20 years ago. |
| “He also required repairs to two other valves in his heart,” the statement said. | “He also required repairs to two other valves in his heart,” the statement said. |
| “We are told his prognosis is at best uncertain.” | “We are told his prognosis is at best uncertain.” |
| Jacqueline Lang, publisher of Perth website the Starfish, which broke news of Bond’s condition on Wednesday, told 6PR radio on that Bond had been unwell since Christmas and had a pacemaker put in earlier this year. | Jacqueline Lang, publisher of Perth website the Starfish, which broke news of Bond’s condition on Wednesday, told 6PR radio on that Bond had been unwell since Christmas and had a pacemaker put in earlier this year. |
| “Although he’s in the best of hands things haven’t gone too well and he’s now in an induced coma,” Lang said. | “Although he’s in the best of hands things haven’t gone too well and he’s now in an induced coma,” Lang said. |
| Bond is best known for being the first non-American to win the once coveted America’s Cup sailing trophy. | Bond is best known for being the first non-American to win the once coveted America’s Cup sailing trophy. |
| One of Australia’s richest men during the 1980s, Bond’s fall from grace began in 1992 when he declared bankruptcy. | One of Australia’s richest men during the 1980s, Bond’s fall from grace began in 1992 when he declared bankruptcy. |
| He was jailed in 1997 for a $1.2bn fraud involving his takeover of Bell Resources and was stripped of his status as Officer of the Order of Australia, which he had received 13 years earlier. | He was jailed in 1997 for a $1.2bn fraud involving his takeover of Bell Resources and was stripped of his status as Officer of the Order of Australia, which he had received 13 years earlier. |
| Bond served three years before he was released in 2000 after a successful high court appeal. In 2008, he was named among the top 200 wealthiest people in Australia by BRW magazine with an estimated wealth of $265m. | Bond served three years before he was released in 2000 after a successful high court appeal. In 2008, he was named among the top 200 wealthiest people in Australia by BRW magazine with an estimated wealth of $265m. |
| Bond and his first wife Eileen, whom he married as a 17-year-old in 1955, divorced in 1992. The couple had four children together – John, Craig, Susanne and Jody. | Bond and his first wife Eileen, whom he married as a 17-year-old in 1955, divorced in 1992. The couple had four children together – John, Craig, Susanne and Jody. |
| Susanne was found dead aged 41 in her upmarket Peppermint Grove home in July 2000. | Susanne was found dead aged 41 in her upmarket Peppermint Grove home in July 2000. |
| Bond married theatre producer Diana Bliss in 1995. She died in 2012. | Bond married theatre producer Diana Bliss in 1995. She died in 2012. |
| Bliss stood by her husband during his jail sentence, making regular trips to prison to visit him. | Bliss stood by her husband during his jail sentence, making regular trips to prison to visit him. |