1. Her Story Must Be Heard
Description
An unknown woman is admitted to the hospital and detained under the Mental Health Act. In her distress, and while withdrawing from drugs, she relives her most painful moments. In a desperate plea she cries out, "find the real killers." She dies hours later.
The woman is revealed as Annette Hewins, a beloved mother of five, who suffered a miscarriage of justice 20 years earlier.
Narrated by her daughter Nicole, who’s looking to uncover the truth about her mother's life and how it ultimately led to a tragic end. She candidly delves into her own anxieties about embarking on this emotionally charged journey and explores her family's apprehensions about delving into the past and one of the most shocking arson-related murder cases in the UK.
Narrator: Nicole Jacob
Producer and Editor: Amy Derrick.
Finishing Editor: Steph Lynch
Post Production: Bang
Additional Sound Design: Kevin Langhamer
Executive Producer: Wayne Derrick
With her conviction for triple murder overturned and the Royal Court of Justice ruling ‘there was no sufficient evidence to convict her’, Annette is finally free from prison, but will she ever recover from its effects?
Convict turned detective, Annette campaigns for a police re-investigation of...
Published 05/02/24
Judges at London's Royal Court of Appeal rule in the case of Annette Hewins, there was insufficient evidence to convict her, and she walks free. She is released and returns home only to find life more challenging than ever. This is compounded by a statement by police released to the media telling...
Published 04/25/24