Mentally ill Briton 'could be executed within days'
A mentally ill British man could be executed in China within days after losing his appeal against the death sentence, a human rights charity said today.
Akmal Shaikh was arrested at Urumqi Airport in north-west China with 4kg (8.8lb) of heroin in a suitcase.
The 53-year-old father of five from Kentish Town in North London is believed to have bi-polar disorder. He was duped into carrying the luggage by a man from Kyrgyzstan who had told Mr Shaikh he could help him launch a career in the music industry.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/mentally-ill-briton-could-be-executed-within-days-1806568.html
Colin Revell
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