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Love Behind Bars

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Factual: Crime & Justice

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Series exploring the impact on families when a loved one commits a serious crime.

Love Behind Bars: Donna

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18/06/2013

Donna

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Neil Mackay hears Donna's story of how her partner was convicted for stabbing a man.

Crimewriter and investigator Neil Mackay talks to the families of convicted criminals, hearing Donna's story of how her partner Stephen was convicted of stabbing a man in a fight.

Imagine you're the wife or partner of someone who was found guilty of a serious, violent crime.
Would you still love them? Would you stand by them?

Neil Mackay hears Donna's Story who faced this very reality when her partner Stephen was convicted of stabbing another man in a pub fight leaving him seriously injured.

Having been a crime reporter for over 20 years Neil has talked to countless criminals and victims of crime, but rarely has he had the opportunity to hear what it's like for the families of the perpetrators. 

In Love Behind Bars Donna tells her story and we'll get an insight into what it was like for her and her young sons when daddy went to jail..

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