British Death Row Drug Mule Gran Released from Prison
With her face buried in her hand, Lindsay Sandiford, 69, was seen at a handover ceremony at Kerobokan Prison in Bali. The British grandmother, who spent over a decade on death row in Indonesia, was wheeled out of prison as she prepared to fly home after being spared execution.
Sandiford was convicted of smuggling £1.6 million worth of cocaine into Bali. After 13 years in prison, she was transferred to the airport and is expected to board a UK-funded flight today. Her ticket reportedly cost £600, and she will arrive at London Heathrow following a 20-hour journey.
Sources say Sandiford, a former legal secretary, is seriously unwell and eager to reunite with her family in Britain. A source told
“More than a decade in one of the world's worst prisons has taken its toll on her and she wants nothing more than to get back to the UK.”
Sandiford left prison this afternoon accompanied by another British inmate, 35-year-old Shabab Shahabadi, serving a life sentence for drug offences. Officials noted that Shahabadi was also ill. The two were driven to Denpasar International Airport and were expected to be handed over to British Ambassador Dominic Jeremy before their flight.
Summary: After 13 years on death row, Lindsay Sandiford, seriously ill, was released from Bali prison and is now en route to the UK to reunite with her family.