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The mother of a Nottingham woman caught smuggling drugs in Brazil has said her daughter's imprisonment has "destroyed" her.The mother of a Nottingham woman caught smuggling drugs in Brazil has said her daughter's imprisonment has "destroyed" her.
Kimberley Anderson and Sasha Brooks were seized at Guarulhos airport in San Paulo with 5kg of cocaine in May 2009.Kimberley Anderson and Sasha Brooks were seized at Guarulhos airport in San Paulo with 5kg of cocaine in May 2009.
Trudy Anderson and her partner John say they have been "going through hell" and even fear for their daughter's life.Trudy Anderson and her partner John say they have been "going through hell" and even fear for their daughter's life.
Kimberley is currently sharing a cell with three others and is only allowed two phone calls a year. Kimberley is sharing a cell with three others and is only allowed two phone calls a year.
Ms Anderson, from Nuthall, found out about her daughter's incarceration through Sasha Brooks' sister.Ms Anderson, from Nuthall, found out about her daughter's incarceration through Sasha Brooks' sister.
It came as a shock to the parents because they believed the pair, both 19 at the time, were in Amsterdam on holiday.It came as a shock to the parents because they believed the pair, both 19 at the time, were in Amsterdam on holiday.
It was a nightmare. You have to strip and squat in front of prison guards. Trudy Anderson It was a nightmare. You have to strip and squat in front of prison guards Trudy Anderson
The following day Ms Anderson received a phone call from Kimberley.The following day Ms Anderson received a phone call from Kimberley.
"She was crying and saying sorry, please help me... get me a lawyer.""She was crying and saying sorry, please help me... get me a lawyer."
Despite arranging one and speaking to the British consulate, she was not allowed to talk to Kimberley for another month.Despite arranging one and speaking to the British consulate, she was not allowed to talk to Kimberley for another month.
Promises
Speaking to the BBC in December 2009, Sasha Brooks said: "I was in debt. I needed money.Speaking to the BBC in December 2009, Sasha Brooks said: "I was in debt. I needed money.
"I just [came] across some guys who happened to do this kind of thing, and was persuaded and told everything would be all right, and you just agree to it."I just [came] across some guys who happened to do this kind of thing, and was persuaded and told everything would be all right, and you just agree to it.
"No amount of money in the world can give you back your freedom, your family. Here, you don't have love, you don't have freedom, you don't have anything.""No amount of money in the world can give you back your freedom, your family. Here, you don't have love, you don't have freedom, you don't have anything."
Degrading
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Kimberley Anderson's parents have experienced those conditions first hand. They visited their daughter in Brazil and were appalled by the conditions in the prison.Kimberley Anderson's parents have experienced those conditions first hand. They visited their daughter in Brazil and were appalled by the conditions in the prison.
Kimberley was sharing a cramped cell with three other girls. There was limited bed space so she often had to sleep on the floor.Kimberley was sharing a cramped cell with three other girls. There was limited bed space so she often had to sleep on the floor.
She also has to use a bucket as a toilet in front of the other prisoners.She also has to use a bucket as a toilet in front of the other prisoners.
On their visit, Trudy Anderson and John Paxton were also made to feel degraded by the guards.On their visit, Trudy Anderson and John Paxton were also made to feel degraded by the guards.
Ms Anderson said: "It was a nightmare. You have to strip and squat in front of prison guards...Ms Anderson said: "It was a nightmare. You have to strip and squat in front of prison guards...
"I couldn't understand what they were saying to me, I don't speak Portuguese and they were just shouting at me, telling me, 'off off, clothes off!'""I couldn't understand what they were saying to me, I don't speak Portuguese and they were just shouting at me, telling me, 'off off, clothes off!'"
Kimberley's parents say their daughter is "stupid" for doing what she did and is desperate to return to Britain so she can serve her sentence in the UK.Kimberley's parents say their daughter is "stupid" for doing what she did and is desperate to return to Britain so she can serve her sentence in the UK.
That sentence has yet to be decided but could be as long as 15 years. The pair have admitted their offence but their sentence has yet to be decided. It could be as long as 15 years.
Trudy Anderson and John Paxton were interviewed by BBC Radio Nottingham's Frances Finn on her Morning Show. Trudy Anderson and John Paxton were interviewed by BBC Radio Nottingham's Frances Finn on her Morning Show.
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