The woman is now the sole suspect of a criminal investigation and is barred from leaving the country.ĭr Shorey said the family were 'aware that the Taiwanese authorities are looking closely at the circumstances surrounding Alex's illness'. Local media are reporting that rat poison was found at the woman's house, similar to what was in Mr Shorey's system. It comes as police in Taiwan are investigating a 45-year-old woman - reported in local media as Mr Shorey's girlfriend - over the suspected deliberate positioning. 'He has a partially collapsed left lung, pericardial effusion, and adrenal insufficiency from the steroids he was getting to help manage his reactions to the injectable vitamin K1.'Īlex Shorey's father Dr Stephen Shorey (left) said his son still has 'a long road ahead'ĭr Shorey said his son was looking forward to returning to the family home in Toowoomba, 130km west of Brisbane, to 'sit in the garden and pat his little puppy, Barney'. 'While Alex still has a long road ahead, in terms of his recovery, his condition is improving.

'I believe his medical repatriation actually saved his life,' Dr Shorey said. His father, Stephen, said his son had suffered another anaphylactic reaction shortly before leaving Taiwan. He was admitted to Taipei Medical University Hospital's intensive care on April 18.Īfter days of hemorrhaging Mr Shorey went into hypovolemic shock, meaning his organs were at risk of failing due to lack of blood.Ī severe allergic reaction to a vitamin K treatment in hospital saw him go into cardiorespiratory collapse six days later. The University of Queensland exchange student had been in Taiwan for a year and was weeks away from returning home to Australia when he started experiencing black skin spots and unusual bleeding. 'Thank you everyone who helped me get home,' Mr Shorey said in the video obtained by the ABC. Alex Shorey (left) had been fighting for his life at Taipei Medical University Hospital in Taiwan after unknowingly ingesting rat poison

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