Indian student Devarshi Deka had high hopes when he came to Australia. But an alleged assault has left him unable to walk, and his family is appealing for support so returning to India isn't his only option.
But an alleged assault in Hobart last year left him in a medically induced coma for more than three months, and he’s now a paraplegic and slowly going blind in his left eye.His family says he won’t receive adequate medical care if he returns to India . They’re appealing for support."It was my dream to come to Tasmania , to Australia," he said.
"And this is why our ask is for the government to help us so that we can make arrangements for Dev when he gets out of here." "I saw Dev in the hospital bed … and I looked at Dev and I thought, 'this could be me, this could be anybody else'," he said.An application for financial assistance has been made with Tasmania's Victims of Crime Service, but it could take many months for an outcome.But he hopes the government will find a way to support his friend in the long term.
"I humbly request to this government that my son should be kept here, given full protection to his career, along with his health condition," Mr Deka said.But they've also had to endure some intolerable abuse when walking back to their accommodation at night.
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