Grant Hackett turned to drugs after a death threat: Father Neville Hackett speaks out

Grant Hackett turned to drugs after a death threat: Father Neville Hackett speaks out

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รขโ‚ฌล“This happened about two years ago when he was forced to immediately leave Melbourne to live in Sydney. The truth about this has never come out.

รขโ‚ฌล“Thatรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs what really caused the Stilnox abuse and the addiction.

รขโ‚ฌล“I know he used Stilnox while he was swimming but he wasnรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt hooked on it. It was when his life was threatened and he couldnรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt sleep at night from all the worry.รขโ‚ฌย

Hackett snr, a former police inspector, said the death threat was never reported to police but would not explain why. He said the family took it very seriously.

รขโ‚ฌล“Grant was on his way to the gym in Melbourne when he was threatened,รขโ‚ฌย he said.

รขโ‚ฌล“He phoned me straight away because Iรขโ‚ฌโ„ขm an ex copper. I told him to jump straight on a plane back here to the Gold Coast.

รขโ‚ฌล“He arrived in his gym clothes with no luggage. We took the threat seriously and we still do. We didnรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt say anything about it at the time because we didnรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt want it out there.

รขโ‚ฌล“Look Iรขโ‚ฌโ„ขve said enough. He hasnรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt had it easy. I just want the truth to come out. To come through what he has is just unbelievable. Weรขโ‚ฌโ„ขre so proud.รขโ‚ฌย

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