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# Melissa Reid

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Drugs mule Melissa Reid released from prison in Peru
The Scottish woman is on the way back to the UK.
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Jun 22nd 2016, 7:26 AM
Melissa Reid to be released from prison in Peru
The Scottish woman was arrested in August 2013 with Michaella McCollum from Co Tyrone.
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May 14th 2016, 7:34 AM
Fate of Melissa Reid to be decided in coming days
The Scottish native has been in a Peruvian jail since 2013.
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Apr 27th 2016, 11:46 AM
Michaella McCollum has been freed from prison in Peru
The Tyrone native has been jailed there since 2013.
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Apr 1st 2016, 4:33 PM
Peru 2 to spend Christmas in Lima prison as strike delays court hearing
The two women had been hoping to be transferred to prisons in the UK to finish their sentences closer to their families.
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Dec 14th 2015, 4:11 PM
'Peru 2' moved to prison in Peruvian desert, family express worry
Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid were convicted of attempting to smuggle cocaine from Peru to Spain.
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May 26th 2014, 10:39 AM
'Peru 2' may soon be one as Reid's parents pay to bring her home
Reid’s parents have reportedly paid £3,500 so she can apply for a prison transfer and serve her sentence in Scotland, leaving her Northern Irish friend behind in Peru.
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Feb 10th 2014, 9:45 PM
‘Peru 2′ sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in jail each
Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid were found guilty of trafficking cocaine.
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Dec 17th 2013, 10:58 PM
Sentence today for two women caught with drugs in Peru
Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid were caught with cocaine hidden in their luggage.
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Dec 17th 2013, 10:12 AM
Sentencing of ‘Peru 2′ postponed due to judges’ strike
Michaela McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid were due to be sentenced today. No new date has been set for their court appearance.
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Dec 9th 2013, 11:20 PM
'Peru 2' transferred to prison notorious for overcrowding
Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid have been transferred from a low security facility, and could now be sharing a cell with as many as 38 other inmates.
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Oct 14th 2013, 10:40 AM
Court presses Peru two for details of gang members
Last week a prosecutor said they would need to give a fuller confession if they expected to have their sentences reduced.
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Oct 2nd 2013, 7:53 AM
Prosecutor rejects Peru two guilty plea
The prosecutor said the women would need to give more details and fully acknowledge their guilt.
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Sep 26th 2013, 7:44 AM
Peru pair face sentences of six years and 8 months
Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid entered guilty pleas at a court hearing last night.
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Sep 25th 2013, 8:05 AM
Michaella McCollum Connolly pleads guilty to drug offences in Peru
She now faces a minimum of six years and eight months in prison with no parole.
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Sep 24th 2013, 7:58 PM
Michaella McCollum Connolly to plead guilty to drug trafficking charges
The Monaghan-born woman, accused of trying to smuggle drugs from Peru to Spain, is hoping to receive a shorter sentence in return for entering a guilty plea.
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Sep 24th 2013, 12:18 PM
Michaella co-accused to plead guilty - reports
A guilty plea would ensure Melissa Reid a shorter sentence.
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Sep 15th 2013, 9:00 PM
Web effort to help Irish woman arrested in Peru raises just over £700
Set up by her sister, the fund for Michaella McCollum Connolly aims to raise £20,000.
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Sep 3rd 2013, 12:16 PM
The Peru two to consider their plea and the story of their kidnap and arrest
Michaella McCollum Connolly’s lawyer also outlined the chain of events that led to her arrest.
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Sep 1st 2013, 3:57 PM
Michaella is "in good spirits, but very frightened for the future" - solicitor
Michaella will be moved to a permanent jail in the next 24 hours, her solicitor says, but prisons in Peru are rife with TB and HIV.
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Aug 28th 2013, 8:36 AM
PICS: Michaella and Melissa arrive in jail, and their wish list revealed
Toilet roll, Pringles, Oreos and a sports bra, were among some of the items requested as well as stamps and envelopes to write letters home.
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Aug 23rd 2013, 8:29 PM
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Today everyone’s talking about Bradley Manning, Michaella McCollum Connolly, the new French financial regulator and the calf with eight legs.
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Aug 21st 2013, 11:08 PM
PICS: Michaella and Melissa refused bail and head to Peruvian jail
The pair were arrested two weeks ago at Lima’s international airport with 11 kilograms of cocaine.
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Aug 21st 2013, 10:37 PM
Irish woman Michaella McCollum Connolly to plead 'not guilty'
Local media in Peru are reporting that the Irish and British women were recruited by a Lima-based drug trafficking ring.
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Aug 21st 2013, 9:30 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Aug 20th 2013, 4:55 PM
PICS: Michaella and Melissa arrive in Peruvian court over drug trafficking charges
Connolly’s lawyer Peter Madden said the Tyrone woman would be protesting her innocence.
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Aug 20th 2013, 4:37 PM
Michaella's brother visits her in Peruvian police custody ahead of trial
He visited his sister at the national police anti-drug headquarters where Michaella and her companion Melissa Reid are being held.
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Aug 19th 2013, 10:46 PM
“I don’t really want to talk to any journalist at any stage” – Michaella McCollum Connolly
In a video posted last night, Michaella says that she is not being given enough to drink.
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Aug 14th 2013, 10:18 PM
Michaella and Melissa's court appearance delayed in Peru
The pair have been visited by the former honorary consul of Ireland in Peru and Archbishop of Lima Seán Walsh.
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Aug 14th 2013, 8:08 AM
Video: Irish woman Michaella McCollum Connolly in Lima drugs bust
Footage of a Peru police video has emerged. Watch it here.
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Aug 13th 2013, 9:18 AM