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Nov 2021
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Degrees of Abuse: Part 6: ‘He lies to av...

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More incredible revelations about how a PhD student at Glasgow University lied about his dead wife and falsely accused innocent people of killing her.  Question is, why has it taken almost four years for Glasgow University to investigate multiple complaints about him?

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