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2024-03-03 16:40:20 UTC - HELPFUL
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This is incorrect. Neither of the two people found guilty of her murder received any money in legal aid - the money went directly to the lawyers who acted in their defence. https://x.com/joanna__hardy/status/1764235160357109838?s=46&t=0GoyTyHVQudoqbSgjZT3ww It is considered a fundamental human right that all defendants have legal representation. https://justice.org.uk/legal-aid-human-rights/
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