For 13 long years, Lindsay Sandiford woke up each day expecting it could be her last.
Now, at 69, the British grandmother who once faced execution in Indonesia is finally coming home.

In 2012, Lindsay was arrested with 11 pounds of cocaine in her suitcase — worth over $2 million. She insisted she’d been forced by a violent gang threatening her son’s life. Still, the court sentenced her to death by firing squad.

“Lindsay is old and sick,” an Indonesian minister confirmed this week, revealing that she will be repatriated to the UK on humanitarian grounds. Those close to her say she’s frail but deeply grateful. “After 13 years, she is keen to be back home with her family,” said her longtime supporter, Rev. Christie Buckingham. “She will forever be grateful for this second chance.”

For years, Lindsay lived alone in her cell, her spirit fading as hope slipped away. She once said quietly, “If you want to shoot me, shoot me. Get on with it.”

Now, against all odds, she’ll see the skies of home again — a reminder that even in the darkest places, mercy can still find a way.