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Brenden James Abbott (born 8 May 1962) is a convicted Australian bank robber. He is reported to have stolen and hidden millions of dollars, and was dubbed "the postcard bandit" by police seeking media coverage.〔Nyst, Chris (defence lawyer).("The Usual Suspect" ) ''Australian Story'' (program transcript), 27 October 2003〕 Abbott has been imprisoned in Woodford Correctional Centre and Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre, and held in both mainstream and Supermax conditions. He was moved to Brisbane Correctional Centre in August 2011, and is detained under severe Supermax-style conditions.〔Steven Wardill (9 September 2011). ('Postcard Bandit' Brenden Abbott relocated to Brisbane Correctional Centre, scene of his jailbreak ). ''The Courier Mail''. Retrieved on 30 October 2012.〕 Though scheduled for release in 2020, he faces further charges in two other states.〔 A film about Abbott, ''The Postcard Bandit'', was made in 2003.〔Buchanan, Matt. (26 May 2003). (Born To Run ). ''Sydney Morning Herald''.〕 ==Childhood== A former ward of the state of Western Australia, Abbott continues to suffer anxiety and related health disorders, as noted in a semi-biographical work, ''Australian Outlaw'', by Derek Pedley. As a hearing-impaired 12-year-old in November 1974, he was maltreated at Hillston Boys Home. Abbott attended Eastern Hills High School in Mt Helena and was considered an average to good student. His watercolour "(Little Boy Blue )" was painted after the November 2009 national apology to Forgotten Australians. The biography also mentions his affliction with chronic suppurative otitis media, a painful, recurrent middle-ear disease prevalent in Western Australia's north-west,.〔(Terrible report card on hearing loss in schools ). ''ABC News (Australia),'' 19 November 2012〕 From infancy Abbott had bilateral perforated ear drums for which limited medical and rehabilitation services were available. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brenden Abbott」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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