McCready tells of suicide attempt

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Country singer Mindy McCready has told a US court she attempted suicide after finding out she was pregnant.

The star was admitted to hospital in July after collapsing from an apparent drug overdose in a Florida hotel lobby.

She was appearing to appeal her bail agreement terms in Williamson County Court on Tuesday.

The singer's three-year probation term was imposed after she pleaded guilty last year to fraudulently obtaining drugs from a pharmacy.

Medical complications

The court heard that McCready left Tennessee without permission and did not report to her probation officer during the entire month of July, authorities said.

Authorities in Florida's Pinellas County said they found the singer unconscious from an apparent drug overdose in a hotel lobby on 22 July.

"I attempted to commit suicide after I found out I was pregnant," Ms McCready said in court.

The 28-year-old said she went to Florida to be with family after a series of problems that included a drunken driving arrest in Nashville and a beating by her boyfriend.

"I had just been through a horrible ordeal," she said. "I was going to visit family."

The singer had been arrested in August and held for 10 days before being released on bail.

Trial

Prosecutors said part of the reason they agreed to her release was because she was experiencing medical complications from the pregnancy.

It was her second probation violation, the first time being in May when she was charged with driving under the influence in Nashville, Tennessee.

Soon afterwards, her ex-boyfriend, William McKnight, was charged with attempted murder after allegedly breaking into her home and attacking her.

The singer is due to face trial on 14 November for the violation of her probation agreement.

She is also facing court in Arizona, where she is facing charges of identity theft.