Cassie Sainsbury’s family yet to visit as guard calls her a ‘liar’
Video footage emerges of Cassandra Sainsbury laughing and waving to Australian reporters from outside her prison cell. Source: Twitter/9News
Cassandra Sainsbury’s family and fiance have not yet been able to visit the 22-year-old in prison despite arriving in Colombia’s last week.
Fiance Scott Broadbridge arrived in Bogota a day after her mum Lisa Evans and sister Khala Sainsbury, who were unable to visit the accused in time for Mother’s Day.
Mr Broadbridge was also turned away at the gates to the El Buen Pastor prison where his wife-to-be is being detained after requesting to see her, according to reports from Australian media correspondents based in Bogota.
Video footage from Nine Network, which has made a lucrative deal with the 22-year-old’s mother and sister, shows Ms Sainsbury’s mother and sister yelling out across the moat outside the prison walls.
“Cassie, it’s mama,” Khala called out.
Cassandra Sainsbury (right) with her sister Khala and mother Lisa Evans during happier times.
Ms Sainsbury told News Corp, speaking over a prison phone, that she was “disappointed” her fiancé may have to wait until next weekend to request a visit.
She also said she was being pushed around by other prisoners after a photograph emerged of her with a fellow inmate inside her prison cell as the mobile phone used to take the phone has since been confiscated.
Ms Sainsbury claimed she did not give permission for the distribution of the photo to media outlets.
This comes as a prison guard, who wished to remain anonymous, has accused alleged drug smuggler Cassandra Sainsbury of being a “liar” and “attention seeker”.
The female guard told Nine Network that Ms Sainsbury was “giving bad information to the media” and said she believed Ms Sainsbury “wanted to take the picture”.
“Cassie likes attention and she knows how to get it,” she said.
“She’s not my most difficult prisoner, but I don’t like her lies.”
The guard also rejected Ms Sainsbury’s claims that inmates were unable to access medical facilities or adequate food.
“That’s a lie,” the guard said.
“Every prisoner gets checked out for their health. She has access to private doctors too if she wants.”