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Radio 5 Live,10 Jun 2020,21 mins
Trials that shocked Britain, with Sir Richard Henriques
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Emma speaks to the former High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques. As an eminent QC, Sir Richard worked on infamous cases including the Jamie Bulger trial and the prosecution of Harold Shipman. As a judge, he presided over the cases of the Morecambe Bay cockling disaster, the transatlantic aircraft plot and the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. Emma speaks to Sir Richard about what being involved in the the trials was like, whether he was personally affected, and if people convicted of heinous crimes can ever truly change. His book, From Crime to Crime: Harold Shipman to Operation Midland: 17 Cases That Shocked the World, is out now.
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