Schapelle Corby Speech
It was meant to be a holiday: a two-week break to a tropical paradise to celebrate a sister's birthday. But for Schapelle Corby it ended up a never-ending nightmare. Arrested at Denpasar airport in 2004 after marijuana was found in her board bag, she had become the victim of every traveler's darkest fear.
On October 7th 2004 Australian Schapelle Corby begins to pack to go to Bali to celebrate her sister Mercedes 30th birthday.
Schapelle being the typical Australian surfer girl could not go to Bali without packing her boogie board for the trip. Schapelle recalls that on the morning of, the strap on her boogie board was broken so she asked her father Michael to fix the strip. This was later to become a key part of Schapelle’s argument in her trial.
At 4:30 the next morning Schapelle and her friends awoke and began to prepare for the flight to Bali. Schapelle’s friend Ally had previously borrowed a pair of flippers from Schapelle so returned them for Schapelle to put in her boogie board bag.
Ally and others witnessed Schapelle open her boogie board bag and at the time all state there was nothing but the yellow board inside the bag. This too, was later to be used as another key argument by Schapelle and her family.
At 5:33am, cameras caught a young and wide-eyed group of Australian’s excitedly arrive at Brisbane airport and check in their bags. The bags were not weighed individually and the total weight was 65kgs.
At 6am the flight left for Sydney to change to an international terminal. The bags are moved from Schapelle’s domestic flight to the international flight to Bali.
After a seven-hour flight, they landed in Bali about 2.30pm local time, stepping out of an air-conditioned cocoon into what seemed like a steam bath.
Spirits were high. Now all the travellers had to do was collect their bags and take a taxi to their hotel, where they had pre-paid rooms and Mercedes would be waiting.
After their bags were unloaded from the canister
On October 7th 2004 Australian Schapelle Corby begins to pack to go to Bali to celebrate her sister Mercedes 30th birthday.
Schapelle being the typical Australian surfer girl could not go to Bali without packing her boogie board for the trip. Schapelle recalls that on the morning of, the strap on her boogie board was broken so she asked her father Michael to fix the strip. This was later to become a key part of Schapelle’s argument in her trial.
At 4:30 the next morning Schapelle and her friends awoke and began to prepare for the flight to Bali. Schapelle’s friend Ally had previously borrowed a pair of flippers from Schapelle so returned them for Schapelle to put in her boogie board bag.
Ally and others witnessed Schapelle open her boogie board bag and at the time all state there was nothing but the yellow board inside the bag. This too, was later to be used as another key argument by Schapelle and her family.
At 5:33am, cameras caught a young and wide-eyed group of Australian’s excitedly arrive at Brisbane airport and check in their bags. The bags were not weighed individually and the total weight was 65kgs.
At 6am the flight left for Sydney to change to an international terminal. The bags are moved from Schapelle’s domestic flight to the international flight to Bali.
After a seven-hour flight, they landed in Bali about 2.30pm local time, stepping out of an air-conditioned cocoon into what seemed like a steam bath.
Spirits were high. Now all the travellers had to do was collect their bags and take a taxi to their hotel, where they had pre-paid rooms and Mercedes would be waiting.
After their bags were unloaded from the canister