Andrew Chan on death, league and drugs
Andrew Chan’s jailhouse texts and diary reveal a man who was resigned to his fate in the final weeks leading up to his execution.
Chan became addicted to heroin when he was just 14-years-old. He is a convicted drug smuggler but also a devout christian and rugby league fan, New Corp reported.
Chan text a News Corp journalist his thoughts on dying on a cellphone he had hidden in his cell.
“I’m OK about it. It’s pointless dwelling on it. I was supposed to die two weeks ago. Nar it’s not the greatest news but hey I’m still alive today,” Chan wrote.
“We are all gonna die one day,” he once told media before being moved to the 'execution island' he spent his final weeks.
He said that his faith in god and obsession with rugby league helped him get through the days.
Chan reportedly started selling drugs in Kings Cross the same age he started using. He told media he worked for infamous criminal Danny Karam at ages 14 and 15.
He said finally giving up in prison felt good and noted that “food tastes beta.”
Chan claimed food on death row was meager and that it was his responsibility to organise most of his food everyday.
He told media he was overwhelmed by the support of Australians.
“Actually funny even rusty (actor Russell Crowe) stood up for me after I wore a souths jersey lol,” he wrote in one text.
The convicted drug smuggler grew up rough in a housing commission area in Sydney’s Western suburbs.
He said he hoped his prison writings would be published in a book one day.
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