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Apr 2023
44m 33s

Zara Aleena

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About this episode

Ep 121: A woman’s brutal assault only a block away from her home brings the whole British probation system into question.

This is the Zara Aleena story


CCTV footage via Sky News on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyNZwMoVcVE


Sources for Today's Episode:

  • BBC.com
  • Nationalworld.com
  • The Telegraph
  • The Guardian
  • https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk
  • womensaid.org.uk


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Credits:

  • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
  • Produced by James Varga
  • Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
  • Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
  • Music by Dessert Media


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Keywords: Illford, London, Jordan McSweeney, Sexual Assault/Homicide, serial offender, UK Probation System flaws,

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