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July 18, 2025 • 63 mins

Concluding the sad tale of 13 year old Southampton girl Lucy McHugh - and would Stephen Nicholson be convicted of her rape and murder? We look at this, and developments in the case following here.


One of the saddest tales I have covered.


The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.


Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


  • Elbow - Fly Boy Blue/Lunette
  • Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs


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  • References - produced on request, available via assorted articles online from BBC News, The Guardian, Surrey Live.

R-v-Nicholson-sentencing-remarks-1.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/hantsandiownews/posts/your-flowers-will-be-removed-mother-of-lucy-mchugh-puts-on-facebook-and-names-wi/453720291882395/

https://www.facebook.com/andrewmchugh


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The episode is dedicated to Lucy.


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