Struggling to Survive: A Young Brit’s Plea from Cambodian Prison 🏴➡️🇰🇭
Shane Denney, a 23-year-old from Kirkby, is fighting for his life in a Cambodian super-prison after being convicted of cannabis smuggling. In a shocking first-person account, Shane describes the unbearable heat, disease-ridden conditions, and lack of basic necessities that plague his daily life in the overcrowded Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh.
Arrested by authorities for smuggling drugs, Shane insists he was forced by a local “Liverpool gangster” to carry the substances, and he maintains his innocence. Serving a daunting 17-year sentence, the father yearns for a transfer back to the UK to be with his family.
His desperate plea to the UK government highlights the harsh realities: insufficient medical care, poor sanitation, overcapacity, and the emotional toll on his loved ones back home. Shane’s hair-raising experience includes having his infected foot treated without any antibiotics or pain relief after a crude cut.
His mother, Carole, has described his conditions as dire, stating he’s been tortured and forced to eat scraps off the floor. With limited financial resources, Shane’s family is struggling to support him, let alone visit.
While the UK embassy provides some support, the absence of a prisoner transfer agreement between Cambodia and the UK leaves Shane’s fate uncertain. His family continues their push for international discussions to bring him home, hoping a change in policy or an amnesty might aid their cause.
This heartbreaking story sheds light on the dark side of international incarceration and the urgent need for global compassion and policy change. 🙏
Let’s hope Shane gets back to his family and receives the justice he seeks.
📷: Carole Denney