By Imogen Braddick

Copyright thesun

A BRITISH mum detained in a hellhole prison in Iran has been put on a drip – sparking fears for her health, her son has revealed.

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested and charged with spying while travelling through the country on a dream round-the-world motorbike trip.

The married couple – who appeared on Channel 4’s A New Life in the Sun – have been kept in separate prisons for nine months awaiting trial for espionage charges which they deny.

And their family have raised fears over the health of a Brit pair due to the “worse than poor” conditions of their detention.

Craig is sharing a single room with 57 other men stacked into triple bunk beds without a mattress in Evin prison.

Lindsay is sleeping on a metal bunk alongside around 70 women crammed into a tiny area spanning just 140 square metres in Qarchak prison.

Now, their family have been told that Lindsay has been put on a drip while Craig is suffering from a tooth abscess.

The couple, from East Sussex, are due to appear in court on Saturday – but their family have not been told any details and do not expect to be hear the outcome until next week.

Lindsay’s son, Joe Bennett, told The Times: “My mum, we’ve heard most recently, is on a drip. We don’t know why.

“There are worries medically… they are strong-spirited and they’re coping, but I don’t want that to be normalised.

“They are in tough, tough environments. It is taking its toll on their bodies. They’re not young. They are resilient.

“Craig’s complaining about his stomach and ongoing illnesses and he’s got an abscess in his tooth so he’s complaining about dental care. It’s harrowing.”

Joe added: “If my mum is on a drip, there must be some level of medical care, but what level and by who?

“We just need to make sure this is to international standards.”

Their detention echoes the case of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who were finally reunited with family this week after being held in Afghanistan since February.

And Joe hopes their safe return will force UK authorities to increase efforts to get his mum and dad home to East Sussex.

He told The Sun last week: “We are extremely relieved to hear that the British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds detained for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have now been released.

“They and their family have been through such a terrible time and our thoughts and support go out to them as they return home

“No-one should be held hostage abroad, not them and not our loved ones, Lindsay and Craig Foreman.

“Lindsay and Craig are still held in terrible conditions in jails in Iran and we remain very concerned for their health and wellbeing.

“We hope this will now put the spotlight on our UK government to do more to ensure the release of Lindsay and Craig.”

Peter, 80, and wife Barbie, 76, lived in Afghanistan for 18 years running training projects since 2009 – before being snatched by Taliban thugs.

They were held in a cell underground their intelligence HQ until being released following mediation led by Qatar.

The Foreman family say Lindsay and Craig are “showing remarkable strength of character” while enduring “deeply concerning prison conditions”.

But insiders believe Iran’s merciless leaders have made a “fabricated case” to use Craig and Lindsay as pawns in their sick game to get Western countries to give in to their demands.

United Against Nuclear Iran’s policy director Jason Brodsky told The Sun while they are unlikely to face execution, they could be jailed for years and face torture.

The couple were granted a “small glimmer of light” when allowed to share a phone call and see each other once a week.

But relatives are urging the UK government and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to immediately end their “hostage situation”.

Lindsay and Craig entered Iran on New Year’s Eve last year and travelled through Tabriz, Tehran and Isfahan.

After passing through Europe from Spain, they had planned to spend five days in Iran before travelling to Australia.

They had valid visas, a licensed guide and pre-approved itinerary.

But the couple were last heard from on January 3 and never checked into their hotel on the scheduled final stop the following day in Kerman.

On February 13, Iranian state media announced they were arrested on espionage charges.