▁of ▁Rem emb rance ▁in ▁Dallas ▁Bro oks ▁Drive , ▁in ▁Kings ▁Domain , ▁Melbourne ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁nearby ▁Alfred ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁suffered ▁o xygen ▁star v ation ▁to ▁the ▁brain , ▁head ▁inj uries ▁and ▁severe ▁de h yd r ation . ▁She ▁went ▁into ▁a ▁med ically ▁induced ▁com a , ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁life ▁support . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁police ▁charged ▁Joe ▁Kor p , ▁ 4 7 , ▁and ▁his ▁mist ress ▁T ania ▁H erman , ▁ 3 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁attempted ▁murder ▁of ▁Kor p , ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁murder , ▁and ▁intention ally ▁causing ▁serious ▁injury . ▁Both ▁appeared ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court ▁and ▁were ▁rem and ed ▁in ▁cust ody . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Civil ▁and ▁Administr ative ▁Trib unal ▁appointed ▁Victoria ' s ▁Public ▁Adv oc ate , ▁Julian ▁Gard ner ▁as ▁Kor p ' s ▁legal ▁guard ian . ▁ ▁H erman ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁to ▁the ▁attempted ▁murder ▁of ▁Kor p ▁( this ▁charge ▁was ▁never ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁murder ▁when ▁Kor p ▁subsequently ▁died ) ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁years ' ▁imprison ment ▁with ▁a ▁non - par ole ▁period ▁of ▁nine ▁years . ▁Joe ▁Kor p