British death row drug mule gran is wheeled out of prison

British Death Row Drug Mule Gran Released from Prison

[translate:With her face buried in her hand], Lindsay Sandiford, 69, was seen at a handover ceremony at Kerobokan Prison in Bali.

Sandiford, a British woman who spent over a decade on death row in Indonesia, was wheeled out of prison as she prepared to fly home after avoiding the firing squad.

She was transferred from Kerobokan Prison to the airport, according to officials.

Convicted for smuggling £1.6 million worth of cocaine into Bali, Sandiford is expected to board a UK-funded flight today after 13 years of imprisonment.

Her flight ticket reportedly cost £600, and she is due to arrive at London Heathrow following a 20-hour journey.

Officials stated Sandiford, a former legal secretary, is seriously unwell, and sources said she desperately wants to reunite with her family in the UK.

[translate:'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, who was serving a life sentence for drug offenses.

Officials also noted that Shahabadi was unwell.

The two were driven to Denpasar International Airport and were expected to be handed over to British Ambassador Dominic Jeremy before boarding their flight.

Summary: Lindsay Sandiford, after 13 years on death row in Indonesia, has been released due to ill health and is being repatriated to the UK on a government-funded flight.

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Daily Mail Daily Mail — 2025-11-06