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For decades, Debbie cared for her severely disabled daughter, fighting for better support and funding. Then she was accused of her attempted murder, a charge eventually rejected by a jury. Now they’ve been reunited, Debbie is speaking out about what she claims was ‘cruel’ treatment by police. (All names have been changed to comply with court suppression orders.) Tony Wall reports.
Warning: This story discusses suicide
Sarah sits at her kitchen table, a set of earphones clamped to her head, watching children’s TV on a phone.
Occasionally she gesticulates and shouts, as her mother, Debbie, fusses over her.
