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1. Prologue: It Began with a Murder

Released Friday, 9th September 2022
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1. Prologue: It Began with a Murder

1. Prologue: It Began with a Murder

1. Prologue: It Began with a Murder

1. Prologue: It Began with a Murder

Friday, 9th September 2022
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Mahmood Mattan came to the UK from Somalia to seek a better life.He met and fell in love with a local woman from Cardiff. But in the 1950s, their mixed marriage was frowned upon.And that racial hostility simmered away in Mahmood's life, and probably played a part in his death. He was arrested, convicted and hanged for the murder of shopkeeper Lily Volpert.His execution took place 70 years ago - and it would take decades for his name to be cleared.And even today, the repercussions of that miscarriage of justice are still being felt.

Presenter and Producer: Danielle FahiyaSound Design: Cathy RobinsonOriginal Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy MaguireStory Consultant: John NortonProduction Manager: Andrea Deere

History consultant: Chris PhillipsNewspaper reporter: Ian Dunnett Jnr Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales.

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