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After years of insisting she’s innocent, Sam changes her story. Why?

After years of insisting she’s innocent, Sam pleads guilty and Moussa’s exes reveal more about the man that led her to Syria. Sam’s team claims she was β€œa wife under the thumb of her violently abusive and radical husband” but the prosecution says she has β€œcredibility issues” and tells stories that serve her personally. So how long will she spend in prison?

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Reporter: Josh Baker
Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent
Producers: Joe Kent and Max Green
Production assistant: Lucie Sullivan
Composer: Sam Slater
Mixed by: Tom Brignell
Series Editor: Emma Rippon

Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps

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