- Laura Plummer was arrested with tramadol tablets after flying to Egyptian resort
- 33-year-old claims she was forced to sign a 38-page Arabic confession
- Mrs Plummer is said to still be wearing the same clothes she flew out in
Laura Plummer, 33, from Hull, claims she was forced to sign a 38-page Arabic confession before being locked in a tiny cell with dozens of other women
A British holidaymaker says she is facing the death penalty in Egypt for carrying painkillers in her suitcase.
Laura Plummer, 33, from Hull, claims she was forced to sign a 38-page Arabic confession before being locked in a tiny cell with dozens of other women.
She was arrested with tramadol tablets after flying in to a Red Sea beach resort for a break with her Egyptian husband Omar.
Laura’s mother Roberta Synclair, 63, told The Sun: ‘She had no idea she was doing anything wrong.
‘The painkillers were placed at the top of her suitcase, she wasn’t hiding them.
‘We’ve been told she’s facing either 25 years in prison or the death penalty. We’re beside ourselves worrying that they’ll make an example of her.’
Mrs Plummer is said to still be wearing the same clothes she flew out in and was handcuffed to a gun-wielding policeman when she first appeared in court. She is due to appear in the dock again on Thursday.
Her mother claimed she looked ‘dead behind the eyes’ and repeatedly begged for help as she faced judges.
Laura is being held in a 15ft by 15ft cell with 25 other women with her family spending £10,000 on legal bills.
Laura is pictured with her sisters Rachel Plummer and Jayne Synclair
Mrs Plummer brought the prescription pills for her husband who suffers from back pain but lives in Egypt where the drug is illegal.
But she was stopped at Hurghada airport as she jetted in for a fortnight stay with Omar – who she sees four times per year.
The Foreign Office confirmed they are assisting a British national in Egypt.