First Picture of Death Row Gran Lindsay Sandiford Back on British Soil
Lindsay Sandiford, 69, a British grandmother convicted 13 years ago for smuggling £1.6 million worth of cocaine into Bali, was photographed arriving at Heathrow’s Terminal 4 on Friday. She had spent over a decade on death row in Indonesia before being repatriated to the United Kingdom.
Sandiford, seen in a wheelchair wearing black leggings and a green cardigan, covered her face as she was escorted through the terminal. She left Indonesia earlier the same day after an agreement between Jakarta and London allowed her return on humanitarian grounds, along with another British prisoner.
According to reports, the British government covered her £600 flight cost. Before departure, Sandiford attended a handover ceremony at Kerobokan Prison, where she had been incarcerated since her conviction.
She was accompanied by 35-year-old British inmate Shabab Shahabadi, who had been serving a life sentence for drug offences. The two were transported to Denpasar International Airport to be handed over to British Ambassador Dominic Jeremy before boarding their flight.
“Lindsay Sandiford and Shahab Shahabadi have serious health conditions and are being repatriated on humanitarian grounds,” said Matthew Downing, the UK’s deputy ambassador to Indonesia, during a news conference.
Author’s Summary
After years on Indonesia’s death row, Lindsay Sandiford has returned to the UK under a humanitarian agreement between Jakarta and London, marking a long-awaited end to her imprisonment abroad.
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