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Speaker 1: Well.

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Speaker 2: Yesterday on the show, I mentioned the terrible situation that

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Speaker 1: Now.

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Speaker 2: Darwin man Charlie Cathapulis, was brutally attacked in Greece, with

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Speaker 2: injuries leaving him in hospital for over two months. Charlie,

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Speaker 2: who was in Rhodes completing army requirements and assisting in

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Speaker 2: horrific injuries following an attack on May thirty, in which

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Speaker 2: he was badly beaten to the head with a steel

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Speaker 2: Those two people have since reportedly been arrested, refused bail,

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Speaker 2: and will be charged with attempted murder. Now joining me

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Speaker 2: on the line from Greece is Charlie's sister, Michelle Cathapulis.

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Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Michelle.

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Speaker 1: Good morning Katie, Morning Darwin.

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Speaker 2: Michelle. Well, firstly, how is Charlie.

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Speaker 1: We've just been so impressed by the strength and the

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Speaker 1: resilience that he has showed despite the injuries he's got.

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Speaker 1: The progress that he's made is just astounded the doctors

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Speaker 1: and us. He's doing really, really well. He is breathing

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Speaker 1: on his own, or was breathing on his own for

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Speaker 1: about five days there unassisted without the ventilator. But he's

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Speaker 1: now just got a new infection to the subworn in

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Speaker 1: his stow which is where the trachy off to me

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Speaker 1: too has been placed. So that certainly, you know, takes

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Speaker 1: doing well, doing as well as you can be.

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Speaker 2: What a horrible situation that your family is in, Michelle.

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Speaker 2: I know that I've touched on what had happened, but

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Speaker 2: it must have been like a nightmare when you guys

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a little surreal. Actually feels like we're living

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Speaker 1: in meat you know something you read about or watch. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's pretty herodicate. Yeah, yeah, it's a little undescribable.

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Speaker 2: It would be. You know, I've got no idea how

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Speaker 2: you guys must be feeling at this point now as

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Speaker 2: I understand it, those two intruders that did break into

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Speaker 2: the home, they are reportedly up up on attempted murder charges.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that's correct. They're they're in prisonerating trial, which will

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Speaker 1: be in approximately during next year.

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Speaker 2: Goodness may Michelle just talked me through at the moment

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Speaker 2: the situation that Charlie's in when it comes to the

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Speaker 1: So essentially we're at a point where there are multiple

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Speaker 1: which has been damaged and traumatized, the tracheost to me,

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Speaker 1: which is not a surgical trachiostomy had to be done

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Speaker 1: through one of the stub warns, which is too large

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Speaker 1: for their actual actual tube. So that's all that they

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Speaker 1: could do. These are really unique circumstances because it's not

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Speaker 1: but certainly made it really difficult for them. Yeah, it's

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Speaker 1: it's really horrific. And so he needs wind pipe, jaw.

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Speaker 1: They still haven't ascertained whether his vocal courts have been dammaged.

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Speaker 1: They haven't been able to do an endoscopy. There's just

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Speaker 1: so many different things that he needs, but he can't

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Speaker 1: get him roads. They don't have the doctor's experience to

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Speaker 2: And for reasons that are unknown. At this point, you've

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Speaker 1: We've approached and the doctors here in Rhodes have approached

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Speaker 1: four other hospitals, three in Athens, one end Crete, and yeah, no,

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Speaker 1: they haven't accepted him. Initially it was because the injuries

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Speaker 1: is is that he still needs those surgeries. He's got

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Speaker 1: an explosive fracture to his jaw. As for an example.

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Speaker 1: If they deem all these other things non urgent, well

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Speaker 1: that certainly needs to be done as well, and that

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, and and ultimately right now, you know the

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Speaker 1: Well, if we can't get Grief to look after him

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Speaker 1: next next infection to get him. He's just going nowhere.

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Speaker 1: The whole, the whole situation is stagnated. And what else

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Speaker 1: do we do? So yeah, we need we need to

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Speaker 2: Absolutely so, Michelle, you've started, you guys have started this

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Speaker 2: go fund me page. I know that you know it's

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Speaker 2: not in your nature to to really put yourself out

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Speaker 2: to you know, to start this page or for your

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Speaker 2: and truly jumped behind you and want to support you.

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Speaker 2: I can read on that page there are so many

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Speaker 2: beautiful messages from Territorians who really want to try to

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Speaker 2: help you to bring your brother home.

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Speaker 1: We have just been completely overwhelmed by the amount of

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Speaker 1: support and generosity. And you're right, it was really difficult

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Speaker 1: to ask. You know, there's been a lot of expenses

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Speaker 1: incurve us star and it isn't in our nature to ask.

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Speaker 1: It's really difficult. But you know, less than twenty four

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Speaker 1: my mum to tears all afternoon and all morning. The messages,

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Speaker 1: the support, it has been incredible and a very humbling feeling.

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Speaker 1: I'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you

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Speaker 1: to everybody who's given us that support and shown their

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Speaker 1: It very emotional and very beautiful and we're very very grateful.

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Speaker 2: Well, and I would imagine as well that through what

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Speaker 2: has been an absolute nightmare for your mum and for

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Speaker 2: the way that the community is keen to support you

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Speaker 2: would would give you some you know, some solace.

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Speaker 1: Oh look, it's very heartwarming. We literally can't believe it.

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Speaker 1: We feel very blessed. I'm very very grateful. Yeah, and

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Speaker 1: every little every little bit helps. And then we're collating

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Speaker 2: Well, this is the thing. You actually need to get

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Speaker 2: as quickly as you can. So, like you've said, he's

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Speaker 2: able to have that you know that life saving surgery

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Speaker 1: I know you know.

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Speaker 2: I can't even begin to imagine what it must be

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Speaker 2: I know that the Northern Territory community is definitely behind you.

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Speaker 2: We mentioned this on a yesterday and I was instantly

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Speaker 2: receiving messages from people that I know who know you,

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Speaker 2: who were saying that they wanted to help. I'm sure

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Speaker 2: you probably got those same messages and.

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Speaker 1: Five messages and seventeen fankles this morning just from your mention,

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Speaker 1: thank you so much. Well, it's really unbelievable and very

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Speaker 1: we're just so grateful, and yeah, it has been a

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Speaker 1: emotionally mentally. We don't sleep very well, we're not eating

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Speaker 1: very well. We're just we're just fighting for Charlie essentially,

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Speaker 1: to get them to this point. We've emailed and texted ministers,

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Speaker 1: members of Parliament, congressmen both locally here in Greece in

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Speaker 1: Australia and Darwin RDHICU have already accepted Charlie. We've got

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Speaker 1: scans for them. Like we're busy trying to move this

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Speaker 1: is hard to believe it. Sometimes it's hard to believe

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Speaker 2: Well, Michelle, I'll tell you what. Seeing that photo of

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Speaker 2: you girls, you know, with your brother on the go

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Speaker 2: fundme page, you look like a family that you know,

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Speaker 2: I really do love and support each other, and I

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Speaker 2: hope that you know that you are able to get

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Speaker 2: on that go fund me. They can search help bring

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Speaker 2: Charlie home. They'll be able to find your story there. Michelle.

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Speaker 2: Please keep us up to date and let us know

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Speaker 2: how things go.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so very much, Katie. I really appreciate it,

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Speaker 1: and thank you to everyone in Darwen as well. It

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Speaker 1: really means the world to us.

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Speaker 2: Michelle, no worries at all, and yeah, we will talk

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Speaker 2: to you very soon. I appreciate your time.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Shady