Australian Woman To Return Home This Week After Nearly 10 Years In Bali Prison
Schapelle Corby's case captivated the Australian media when she was arrested for drug smuggling in 2004. Now she is returning home, after nearly a decade in prison and three years on parole in Bali.
by Maggie Penman
May 20, 2017
2 minutes
It's not entirely clear why Schapelle Corby's case so captivated a nation.
The Australian woman was 27 in 2004 when she was caught with 9 pounds of marijuana in her bag upon landing in Bali for a two-week vacation. She was convicted in 2005, and sentenced to 20 years in prison. That sentence was ultimately reduced, and in 2014 she was released
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