British grandma who’s been on death row for over a decade has one hobby behind bars

A British grandma who has been serving a sentence on death row since 2013 has revealed her hobby.

Lindsay Sandiford is currently incarcerated at the Kerobokan prison in Bali for drug smuggling after she was caught attempting to transport £1.6 million of cocaine into Indonesia from Bangkok.

The prison is supposed to hold 320 prisoners, but has been overcrowded, and in 2017, numbers were at almost 1,300.

Sandiford, who is originally from Cheltenham, claimed she was pressured into carrying the drugs by a gang who had made threats against her children.

Her lawyers also argued in court she was suffering from mental health problems when she smuggled the drugs.

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As she faces death, Sandiford has kept one particular pastime - knitting. She has reportedly taught her cellmates how to craft plush household items, such as teddy bears, jumpers, and shawls, which they donate to churches in Australia.

“She is the grandmother of the prison, the Queen,” Sandiford’s cellmate, whose name was not revealed, told The Mirror.

"She is the only one who can order steak from the prison cafe. She has it medium-rare, normally once a week.

"Everyone loves her, she teaches people how to knit, she hosts regular classes, and shows them how to look after themselves. No date has been set for the execution. She is scared of dying but she has accepted it.”

Meanwhile, another inmate said: Sandiford is 'aggressively protective of herself'.

Sandiford is awaiting a date for her execution. (Picture: SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP via Getty Images)

She added: “That’s the way she has learned to cope. She spends 99 percent of her time in her room. They have activities, like nail painting or hair styling, but Lindsay does none of them.

Speaking to the court during her trial, Sandiford expressed regret about the drug smuggling, as she said: "I would like to begin by apologising to the Republic of Indonesia and the Indonesian people for my involvement.

"I would never have become involved in something like this but the lives of my children were in danger and I felt I had to protect them."

Sandiford still hasn't been given a date for her execution.

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