Last Modified On: November 22, 2018
The Bali Nine member Renae Lawrence was released from the prison earlier today ( November 21, 2018) after she received a commutation in her 20-year prison sentence. She is set to deport to Australia after her release.
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Renae Lawrence was arrested on 17 April 2005 after the airport authorities discovered 2.7 kg heroin strapped on her legs and chest and concealed in her clothing. She was arrested along with eight other members who planned to smuggle a total of 8.3Kg heroin into Australian territory.
Renae Lawrence is the only one among her nine convicted partners to be released from prison. Among the nine members, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were sentenced to death and executed on 29 April 2015.
Renae Lawrence partners in crime Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, and Martin Stephens received life imprisonment sentence at the trial. Among her partners, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen died earlier in 2018 due to stomach cancer.
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Renae Lawrence Wiki-Bio
Renae Lawrence age is 41 years. According to Renae Lawrence wiki, she is of Australian nationality and was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. She was born on 11 October 1977.
Then 27 years, Renae Lawrence was a desperate case. Her long-term relationship had with her same-sex partner had just ended. Looking for a better job, she was hired at Eurest, a catering company where she met her supervisor Andrew Chan along with Matthew Norman and Martin Stephens who would later be a member of Bali Nine.
Renae Lawrence is also wanted by the Australian Police in an unrelated case. She was arrested with Matthew Norman on 26 March 2005 on account of a stolen car. She was due to appear on 26 April 2005 before her ill-fated arrest at Bali.
Rene Lawrence faces two counts of charges including theft and traffic-related charges. Now that she would be deported to Australia, the Australian authority suggests that it would more of a deal with lawyers than actual jail time.
However, the home affairs minister Peter Dutton said that the law must be upheld, and has no sympathy for Lawrence.
“If you commit that offense, there is a heavy penalty to pay, and it doesn’t give you credit when you get back to Australia”
Renae Lawrence: Marriage, Family, Partner, Husband & Boyfriend
Before she was arrested, Renae Lawrence was in a relationship with the same-sex partner who was the mother of three children and ten years older than her. However, the rocky relationship ended and before Renae could pursue any further, she was arrested in Bali for drugs smuggling.
Prior to her arrest, Renae Lawrence lived with her parents. Her family included her mother Bev Waterman, stepbrother Allan Waterman and her stepfather. Her father Bob Lawrence has separated with her mother.
In 2006, it was reported that she was sharing the prison cell with her new girlfriend Schapelle Corby. As it is apparent that Renae Lawrence is interested in the relationship with same sex, she is not likely to take a boyfriend or a husband.
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