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Woods' mother-in-law returns home | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Golf star Tiger Woods' mother-in-law has been released from hospital after treatment for stomach pains. | |
Barbro Holmberg, mother of Woods' wife Elin, was admitted in the early hours of the morning after an emergency call from Woods' home near Orlando, Florida. | |
A Health Central Hospital spokesman said she returned to Woods' home after being released in a good condition. | |
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 into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his home in the gated Isleworth community in Windermere. The crash fuelled speculation that Woods had had a dispute with his wife. | |
TV coverage | |
Ms Holmberg, who arrived in the US from her native Sweden a few days ago, was taken by ambulance to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee early on Tuesday morning. | |
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 | 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 |
Footage shot by one of the local TV crews that have camped outside Woods' home since the 27 November car crash showed a blonde woman being wheeled on a stretcher into the hospital. | |
Health Central is the same hospital where Woods was treated after he crashed his car last month. | |
Hospital spokesman Dan Yates said Ms Holmberg was released about 11 hours after she was admitted. | |
"She's in a good state and feeling much better," he told reporters. | |
Woods' car crash followed a story in a US gossip magazine that he had had an affair with a Los Angeles cocktail waitress. | |
The world number one golfer, a 14-time major champion, was later charged with careless driving and fined $164. | The world number one golfer, a 14-time major champion, was later charged with careless driving and fined $164. |
Blood tests | |
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-test 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. | 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. | Prosecutors rejected the request for a subpoena. |
Woods' mother-in-law is governor of Gavleborg county in central Sweden. | |
Her daughter Elin, a former model, has been married to Woods for five years. The couple have two children. |