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Defending a British serial murderer

British lawyer Leo Goatley defended Rosemary West, who together with her husband, Fred, brutally murdered a dozen women and girls. The victims included their own daughter.

**Warning: Some listeners might find parts of this programme disturbing**

In June 1994 Fred and Rosemary West were charged with a series of gruesome murders of young women and girls, committed over a twenty-year period in the south of England. Among the victims were the couple's 16 year-old daughter. Mike Lanchin speaks to Leo Goatley, Rosemary West's defence lawyer.

(Photo: Composite image of victims of Fred and Rosemary West)

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Fri 28 Jun 201912:50GMT
BBC World Service News Internet

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