Bail granted to Pinochet's wife

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The wife of Chilean ex-President Augusto Pinochet has been granted bail a day after she and the couple's son were charged over tax fraud.

Lucia Pinochet, 82, was released because of her ill-health and her advanced age, court officials said.

But bail was denied to her youngest son Marco Antonio Pinochet on the grounds he was a "danger to society".

Both were indicted as accomplices in tax fraud involving bank accounts where Gen Pinochet allegedly hid millions.

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