The Last Request

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Laura explains why it's taken her 17 years to search for Martin's mother.

Laura explains why it's taken her 17 years to search for Martin's mother. Will the records provide any further information?

BBC reporter Laura McDaid held Martin Barry's hand as he died at the Dignitas Clinic. 17 years later, she begins a search to fulfil his last request: to find his birth mother and pass on a message.

To move forward with the search, Laura first needs to explain why it's taken her 17 years to have the strength to search for Martin's mother.

She takes Kerry back to the aftermath of Martin's death, and how it was handled by the press at the time. 

Will the records provide her with any further information?

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Laura McDaid is searching for the birth mother of a close friend who died 20 years ago.

BBC reporter Laura McDaid held Martin Barry's hand as he died. 20 years later, she begins a search to fulfil his last request: to find his birth mother and pass on a message.

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