▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty ▁on ▁all ▁charges ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁on ▁b ail ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June , ▁and ▁committed ▁to ▁stand ▁trial . ▁A ▁further ▁charge ▁of ▁murder ▁had ▁been ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁laid ▁against ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁applied ▁for ▁b ail ▁modification ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁visit ▁his ▁dying ▁wife ▁in ▁hospital . ▁Gard ner , ▁who ▁had ▁authority ▁to ▁determine ▁access ▁to ▁Kor p ▁approved ▁a ▁visit ▁super vised ▁by ▁his ▁staff ▁and ▁police . ▁ ▁E uth anas ia ▁controvers y ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁July , ▁Gard ner ▁announced ▁that ▁medical ▁treatment ▁for ▁Kor p ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁artificial ▁nut r ition ▁and ▁hyd r ation ▁would ▁ce ase , ▁that ▁pal li ative ▁care ▁treatment ▁would ▁be ▁provided ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁die ▁within ▁one ▁to ▁two ▁weeks . ▁Her ▁condition ▁had ▁been ▁decl ining , ▁and ▁medical ▁staff ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁stabil ise ▁her ▁condition . ▁" The ▁tre ating ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁Alfred ▁Hospital ▁has ▁ad vised ▁me ▁that ▁her ▁condition ▁is ▁now ▁terminal ", ▁Gard ner ▁said . ▁ ▁Anti - e uth anas ia ▁campaign ers ▁threatened ▁legal ▁action ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁save ▁Kor p ▁in ▁August , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁They ▁held ▁peace ful ▁protest s ▁outside ▁Melbourne ' s ▁Alfred ▁Hospital ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁against ▁the ▁" in hum ane " ▁decision ▁by ▁Gard ner , ▁to ▁stop ▁artificial ly ▁feed ing ▁her . ▁Kor p ' s ▁artificial ▁nut r ition