8 . ▁She ▁graduated ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Can ber ra ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁to ▁begin ▁studying ▁a ▁double ▁degree ▁in ▁Econom ics / L aw ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University . ▁Singh ▁missed ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁engaged ▁in ▁recre ational ▁drug ▁use ▁while ▁living ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁and ▁frequently ▁called ▁home ▁to ▁her ▁parents . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁she ▁de ferred ▁her ▁studies ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁▁ ▁Singh ' s ▁early ▁life ▁was ▁relatively ▁un remark able , ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁remarked ▁on ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁" h appy - go - l ucky ▁child " ▁al beit ▁one ▁with ▁some ▁attachment ▁issues , ▁who ▁gradually ▁desc ended ▁into ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁in ▁her ▁tw ent ies . ▁According ▁to ▁P addy ▁Singh , ▁An u ' s ▁problems ▁es cal ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁had ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Joe ▁Cin que . ▁After ▁Singh ' s ▁break - up ▁with ▁an ▁ex - boy friend , ▁Simon ▁Wal sh , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁her ▁brief ▁affair ▁with ▁Cin que , ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁use ▁recre ational ▁dru gs ▁daily , ▁developed ▁ins om nia ▁and ▁would ▁pace ▁the ▁house ▁at ▁night . ▁Singh ' s ▁break - up ▁with ▁Wal sh ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁" sign ific ant ▁life ▁event " ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁trans cript s ▁of