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The family of an Australian grandmother detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations insist she is a victim of a crime and not a criminal, as her high-stakes trial gets underway. West Australian grandmother Donna Nelson was arrested for allegedly attempting to import drugs into Japan in Tokyo in January 2023.
Grandmother on trial’s family allege she is the victim of a romance scam. The 58-year-old’s family claim she is the victim of a romance scam and they’re concerned about the prison conditions she has been held in before her trial, which will begin on Monday at Chiba near Tokyo. “Mum is the victim of a romance scam — she is the victim of crime, not a criminal,” Nelson’s family said in a statement.
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