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Seddiqi suffers from depression in New York jail
A Pakistani woman locked up in New York City after being charged with trying to kill US soldiers and FBI agents has been diagnosed as suffering from depression.
- AP
- Published: 22:59 September 12, 2008
New York: A Pakistani woman locked up in New York City after being charged with trying to kill US soldiers and FBI agents has been diagnosed as suffering from depression.
The warden at a federal prison in Brooklyn notified a judge on Thursday of Aafia Seddiqi's diagnosis.
Warden Cameron Lindsay said a prison psychologist visited Siddiqui twice this month.
The warden said that during one visit Siddiqui spoke through a blanket she had placed over her face and body.
Seddiqi has been labeled an Al Qaida supporter. She was brought to the United States for trial after being arrested in Afghanistan in July.
She is charged with grabbing a gun and trying to shoot US authorities. Her attorneys say she is innocent.
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