A pregnant British woman held in Laos for almost a year has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of drug smuggling.
Samantha Orobator, 20, from south London, had faced the death penalty but was spared execution because she fell pregnant while in prison. Her mother has claimed that she deliberately became pregnant to save her own life.
A British embassy spokesman said yesterday's verdict was handed down after three hours at a one-day hearing in the capital, Vientiane.
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