According to the article:
Her case has been taken up by the British human rights charity, Reprieve, which said Sandiford was "targeted by drug traffickers who exploited her vulnerability and made threats against her children".
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 14:52, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Her children who were presumably in the UK?

( Kroney, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 14:53, Reply)

So she knew she was doing it
but there are mitigating circumstances. Hmmm.

I suppose the point would be "what are the chances those mitigating circumstances would make any difference to case of a local in the same position" ?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 14:54, Reply)

I guess the question is, how did you get into a situation where smuggling 5kg of coke
was considered to be what you had to do to stop nasty people threatening your kids rather than going to the police.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 14:57, Reply)

Yeah, but Psychochomp threatened my daughter, saying he hoped she died of cot death. So it doesn't have to take much to set someone over the edge.

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 14:59, Reply)

upset

(PsychoChomp, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 15:00, Reply)

How much drugs have you smuggled because of this?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 15:01, Reply)

several kilos of meth in my anus

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 15:02, Reply)

well quite.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 15:03, Reply)

money
money money money
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 8 Apr 2013, 15:15, Reply)