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Shocking police threats and coercion - British Injustice with Raphael Rowe

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Raphael Rowe delves into the brutal murder of Cardiff newsagent Phillip Saunders in 1987. The episode reveals shocking police threats and coercion that led to the arrest and incarceration of Michael O’Brien, Ellis Sherwood and Darren Hall. After the men had spent more than a decade behind bars, a court appeal quashed the original verdict, but the unsolved case continues to haunt the city. Plus, for the first time ever, the victim’s sister and nephew break a 35-year silence and reveal exclusive insights into the case. Investigative journalist Raphael Rowe is exploring some of the most shocking, wrongful convictions in recent British history. Rowe – who spent 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit - delves into two shocking cases which put innocent men behind bars.