Japan, Perth and Donna Nelson

Perth grandmother Donna Nelson tells Japan trial she was unaware of illegal drugs in luggage
A Perth grandmother and Indigenous community leader has told a Japanese court she was "deceived", after she was found with almost 2 kilograms of methamphetamine in her luggage at Narita airport, near Tokyo.
Perth grandmother embroiled in Japanese drug-smuggling trial claims she was the victim of a romance scam
An Australian grandmother accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online romance scam.
Donna Nelson drug smuggling trial: WA grandmother waves to family in Japanese court
A Perth grandmother accused of drug smuggling has blown kisses to her daughters and grandchildren through tears on the first day of her trial in a Japanese court.
An Australian on trial for drugs in Japan says she's the victim of a romance scam
An Australian accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after her arrest and said she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online romanc
Tears, a reunion and handcuffs as Perth grandmother’s Japanese drug smuggling trial begins
Donna Nelson’s lawyer said her client was the victim of a romance scam and that she “had her trust and love taken advantage of.”
Detained Australian woman Donna Nelson 'romance scam' drug smuggling trial to begin in Japan
Her daughters say she was lonely and vulnerable. Now Perth grandmother Donna Nelson is about to stand trial in Japan on drug smuggling charges her children believe arose out of a romance scam.
Drug trafficking trial of Perth grandma Donna Nelson begins in Japan as kids say she’s the victim
A Perth grandmother facing a life sentence in Japan on serious drug trafficking charges is the victim of an elaborate romance scam hatched by a global crime syndicate, her devastated family claims.
‘She was coming to Japan for her love story’: Tears, a reunion and handcuffs as Perth grandmother’s drug smuggling trial begins
Outside court during a lunch break Donna Nelson’s daughters, who had seen her for the first time in two years, said the morning was hard and emotional.
Perth grandmother becomes emotional at drug smuggling trial in Japan
Perth grandmother Donna Nelson has broken down in tears at her drug smuggling trial in Japan as messages sent by her worried daughters were read to the court.
Emotion as family sees Donna Nelson at smuggling trial
Perth grandmother Donna Nelson has told a Japanese court she was not aware she had drugs in her luggage as her smuggling trial began.
Australian woman accused of drug smuggling in Japan says she is innocent as trial begins
An Australian woman accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase appeared in a Japanese court on Monday nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and that she was tricked into carrying them as part of an
Family of Aussie grandmother Donna Nelson charged with drug trafficking pleads for fair trial
The family of an Australian grandmother detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations insist she is a victim of a crime ...
Donna Nelson: Trial to start for Perth woman arrested in Japan after allegedly smuggling 2kg of meth
A criminal trial begins today for Perth woman Donna Nelson, who has waited almost two years in a Japanese prison to argue her ...