I hit puberty, then burned down my family home
At 18 Nikki Owen set fire to the family home – and she didn’t know why
Lives Less Ordinary · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
At 18 Nikki Owen set fire to the family home – and she didn’t know why. Nikki awaited trial in solitary confinement, but her father searched for answers in medical science, and started working on a ground-breaking legal defence to get her out.
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Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Tom Harding Assinder