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| Woods' mother-in-law in hospital | |
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| Golf star Tiger Woods' mother-in-law is in a stable condition after being taken from his Florida home in an ambulance, a hospital spokesman says. | |
| Health Central Hospital spokesman Dan Yates said Barbro Holmberg had been admitted suffering from stomach pain. | |
| Last week, Woods apologised to his family for letting them down amid speculation about his private life. | Last week, Woods apologised to his family for letting them down amid speculation about his private life. |
| His statement came days after he was found bleeding and semi-conscious after crashing his car outside his home. | |
| Woods' mother-in-law, who is governor of Gavleborg county in central Sweden, has been visiting her daughter Elin, a former model to whom Woods has been married for five years. The couple have two children. | |
| WOODS IN THE SPOTLIGHT 27 Nov: Tiger Woods receives hospital treatment after car crash outside his home, fuelling speculation about his private life amid reports of a rift with his wife2 Dec: Woods issues statement apologising to his family for letting them down with unspecified "transgressions"8 Dec: Woods' mother-in-law taken to hospital after emergency call from Woods' home | |
| A 911 emergency call was received from Woods' home in a gated community near Orlando in the early hours of Tuesday morning. | A 911 emergency call was received from Woods' home in a gated community near Orlando in the early hours of Tuesday morning. |
| Local TV footage showed a blonde woman being wheeled on a stretcher into the hospital in nearby Ocoee. | |
| Health Central is the same hospital where Woods was treated after he crashed his car into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his home last month. | |
| The hospital spokesman said Ms Holmberg's condition was not serious but he could not be more specific because of privacy laws. | |
| Mr Yates said she was in a private room and the family had hired additional security to keep the media away. | |
| Woods' car crash on 27 November followed a story in a US gossip magazine that he had had an affair with a Los Angeles cocktail waitress. | Woods' car crash on 27 November followed a story in a US gossip magazine that he had had an affair with a Los Angeles cocktail waitress. |
| The crash fuelled speculation that Woods had had a dispute with his wife. | The crash fuelled speculation that Woods had had a dispute with his wife. |
| The world number one golfer, a 14-time major champion, was later charged with careless driving and fined $164. | |
| A police report released on Monday showed that a Florida Highway Patrol trooper had suspected Woods of driving under the influence, and sought a subpoena for the golfer's blood results from the hospital where he was treated following the crash. | A police report released on Monday showed that a Florida Highway Patrol trooper had suspected Woods of driving under the influence, and sought a subpoena for the golfer's blood results from the hospital where he was treated following the crash. |
| A witness, who was not identified in the report, told the trooper that Woods had been drinking alcohol earlier, and had been prescribed the drugs Ambien and Vicodin. | |
| Prosecutors rejected the request for a subpoena. |