Woman waiting to be executed by firing squad in Bali has made a chilling final wish

Lindsay Sandiford, a British grandmother with three grandchildren, has been living under the threat of execution in Bali since 2012. She was arrested at the airport in Bali for trying to smuggle around 11 pounds (about 5 kilograms) of cocaine from Bangkok, Thailand. The drugs were worth roughly \$2.1 million. As a result, she was sentenced to death by firing squad.

Since then, she’s been locked up in Kerobokan Prison, a facility known for being overcrowded and harsh. The prison was originally built for 350 inmates but had nearly 1,400 by 2017. Sandiford shares a tiny 10-by-8-foot cell with 13 other women, even though the space was only designed for three.

Heather Mack, a former inmate who served 10 years for murder, knew Sandiford while they were both in the same prison. She described Lindsay as becoming increasingly isolated and distant. According to Heather, Lindsay spends most of her time alone in the cell and is often moody and withdrawn.

At one point, Sandiford opened up to Heather and shared what she wants if she ends up being executed. She said she doesn’t want her family to come or make a big deal about it. Her exact words were, *“If you want to shoot me, shoot me. Get on with it.”* She added that everyone dies eventually and she’s come to terms with it. She also compared the idea of being executed to dying painfully from cancer, saying she feels she could face it without fear.

The reality of her situation hit hard when she saw two fellow inmates taken away for execution. Lindsay had hoped they would be spared because they had changed for the better, but they were still killed. That made her realize her own time could come at any moment.

However, there’s now a small possibility of hope. A new law in Indonesia could allow death sentences to be reduced to life imprisonment if the prisoner has shown good behavior and a positive attitude. Lindsay has reportedly been well-behaved in prison and has even helped others by teaching them how to knit. That could work in her favor.

One prison source mentioned that Lindsay believed she would be released soon and had started giving away her personal items. But since it hasn’t happened yet, she’s fallen into depression. Still, there are signs that the government may soon release some foreign prisoners to reduce the overcrowded jail population.

Earlier this year, Lindsay got to see her family again and even hugged her grandchildren—something that gave her a brief moment of happiness in an otherwise grim situation. Her future remains uncertain, but her story continues to be one of endurance, isolation, and the faint possibility of redemption after more than a decade behind bars.