7. Annette's Heroes
Description
The jury returns with a 10-2 majority verdict. Annette faces a long time in prison, but still insists that she is innocent. Her mother-in-law, Veronica, gradually gets an appeals campaign underway. Top solicitors, journalists and family members join the cause.
As the campaign progresses there is increasing concern about Annette's worsening mental health in prison. Will she survive in prison long enough to see if her Appeal hearing is granted?
An Inspire Film and Television Production for BBC Sounds.
Credits:
Narrator: Nicole Jacob
Producer and Editor: Amy Derrick
Finishing Editor: Steph Lynch
Additional Sound Design: Kevin Langhamer
Post Production: Bang
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