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Angelique Blin, who trades as an immigration/visa adviser under the name of Overseas Angels, has been ordered confined to a psychiatric hospital on the Channel Island of Guernsey for treatment and tests.

Blin, 49 and a resident of Guernsey, is facing trial for theft and fraud and her trial was adjourned last Tuesday after defense lawyers argued she was unfit to stand trial. The trial judge and jurats (jury) heard pleas from both defense and prosecution psychiatric experts on her mental state. After a split (4-4) decision by the jurats, the trial judge used his casting vote and halted the trial for evaluation of Blin's mental condition and whether she was capable of understanding the evidence and charges against her. (Original Trial Story)

These charges relate to allegations from people that Blin took money promising to get visas and work permits for them to enter or remain in the UK under false pretences.

Consultant psychiatrist at the Castel Hospital, Dr Peter Turner, said he had read the reports submitted by the two
psycologists, Dr Saal Senevirante from the UK at the request of the defense, and Dr Hazi Haque on behalf of the Crown.

While they agreed Miss Blin needed treatment for mental health issues, they disagreed as to the extent which her alcohol dependency affected her problems.

At the request of Dr Turner, Miss Blin was required to be an in-patient on the Albecq Ward at the Castel Hospital for "as long as is required". The Castel is Guernsey's psychiatric hospital. 

Judge Russell Finch asked Dr Turner if Miss Blin should refrain from any business activity while she was being treated. "I would be in agreement with that straightaway", said Dr Turner.

Several bail conditions were agreed. Miss Blin must comply with the advice given by Dr Turner. She must reside on Albecq Ward and leave only when granted permission by Dr Turner. Miss Blin must abstain from alcohol and all other non-prescribed substances throughout, and take medication as directed.

"If you breach these you will be brought back here, and it is very likely you will be locked up. That will almost certainly happen", said Judge Finch. Blin assured the judge that would not be necessary.

Her case has now been adjourned, and will be reviewed in the Royal Courts on August 12th this year.

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Miss Perera said...

While she in this hospital she called me and she texted me so can some one inform this to Judge Finch I inform this to Guernsey Police so she is doing now is lying when people do wrong things to get a way with it they show that they are mentally unfit I do not understand why Judge is listening to these lies if you are mentally unfit you can not do such a thing to another person. Please help me to contact this Judge Finch then I can tell him what she has done to me. I think now it is a responsibility of the people who protecting the law in UK to come to a decision not to drag this case anymore she has convicted once, that means you have proof and till to date she is doing this, so I am asking why judge or people who are responsible for protecting law and home office is not coming to a final decision, take her to the custody and go through her all the documentations and get a list of people that she has taken the money and not the not the job done properly and freeze her assets and pay back the money that she has taken from (which they have a proof to show that they have given the money to her) because finally Angelique Blin is a British citizen so it is the responsibility of the UK government or people who are responsible to pay back money of the incent people also it is a responsibility of the home office not checking her work so it is either there responsibility to issue the work permit for those incent people what she promised. It is a responsibility of uk because still she is doing this, she did to me on 29th May 2010 so please some one who is responsible for this country please stop her doing this and help the people who are suffering with this because I hope you will understand the how hard to earn money correctly. So pls help and pls stop her website, still she is running the website advertisements and still she is running her bogus business.

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