British grandmother flies home after 12 years on Indonesian death row
British grandmother flies home after 12 years on Indonesian death row
Lindsay Sandiford, who was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2013, was freed on humanitarian grounds.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, with the key claim of Lindsay Sandiford's return to the UK after being on death row in Indonesia supported by multiple sources. There is a slight slant towards human interest, but the reporting remains largely objective. The exact length of time on death row varies slightly across sources.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Lindsay Sandiford was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2013.
- Verification Source #3: Lindsay Sandiford, 69, was sentenced to death on the tourist island of Bali in 2013 after she was convicted of trafficking drugs.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: Lindsay Sandiford was freed on humanitarian grounds.
- Assessment: Unverified, but plausible given the context of repatriation due to illness as suggested by source 5.
- Claim: Lindsay Sandiford is returning to the UK after 12 years on death row.
- Verification Source #1: Lindsay Sandiford, 69, is set to be released after an agreement between the UK and Indonesia.
- Verification Source #4: A grandmother on death row for smuggling drugs is set to be released and return to the UK from Bali after 13 years, according to reports.
- Verification Source #5: A British grandmother who is being returned to the UK after spending 12 years on death row in Indonesia was granted repatriation after
- Assessment: Mostly supported, although the exact number of years varies between 12 and 13 across sources. The core claim of her return is supported.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 3 confirms the 2013 sentencing.
- Sources 1, 4, and 5 confirm her return to the UK after a period on death row, with slight variations in the reported length of time.