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Drug mule gran to return to the UK after 12 years on death row

Lindsay June Sandiford of Britain reacts inside a holding cell after her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on January 22, 2013 — Lindsay June Sandiford of Britain reacts inside a holding cell after her trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on January 22, 2013 (AFP/Getty)

British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford, 69, is to be released from an Indonesian prison and returned to the UK after 12 years.
Sandiford was sentenced to death in 2013 for drug trafficking, having been arrested at Bali airport in 2012 with a £1.6m cocaine haul.
Her release follows an agreement between the UK and Indonesian governments, with a formal arrangement expected to be signed today.
Another British national, Shahab Shahabadi, 35, also imprisoned on drug charges, will be released at the same time.
Sandiford has been held in Kerobokan Prison, a notorious facility known for its overcrowding and harsh conditions, where she claimed she was forced to smuggle drugs under threat.

British grandmother sentenced to death in Bali to be sent back to UK after 12 years in prison — In full