British Woman Lindsay Sandiford on Bali Death Row Shares Final Wish After 12 Years in Prison

Lindsay Sandiford’s Ordeal on Indonesia’s Death Row

Lindsay Sandiford, a 64-year-old British grandmother, has spent more than a decade on death row in Bali, Indonesia, following her 2013 conviction for attempting to smuggle £1.6 million worth of cocaine into the country. Her story continues to haunt many as she now awaits execution by firing squad, Indonesia’s harsh method for dealing with drug trafficking offenses.

Indonesia enforces one of the world’s strictest anti-drug laws. Convicted traffickers, like Sandiford, face the death penalty, with the execution carried out by a firing squad. Prisoners are taken to a remote field, where they may choose to sit or stand before soldiers aim for their hearts. If the initial shots do not prove fatal, a final shot to the head is administered.

A New Case Rekindles Attention Recently, three more Britons—Lisa Stocker, 39, her partner Jon Collyer, and 31-year-old Phineas Float, all from East Sussex—have been arrested in Bali for allegedly trying to smuggle £300,000 worth of cocaine hidden in packets of Angel Delight. They too could face the death penalty if found guilty, drawing renewed attention to Sandiford’s long-standing case... Read complete content click link below

From Legal Secretary to Prisoner Sandiford once worked in law firm management in Cheltenham and lived a quiet life in Redcar, North East England. Financial troubles eventually led to her eviction, and in 2012, she relocated to India. Just months later, she was arrested upon arriving in Bali from Bangkok after customs officials discovered cocaine in her suitcase.

Initially, Sandiford claimed a drug gang forced her to carry the narcotics by threatening her family. However, she later confessed that she had smuggled the drugs for an antiques dealer named Julian Ponder and his partner Rachel Dougall, both British nationals residing in Bali.