SIR: I heard on lunchtime radio recently that the two nurses convicted of murder, and now "pardoned" by the King in Saudi Arabia, were being released immediately.

Having escaped the death sentence, flogging and years in prison, they were now seeking to "strike" six figure deals with national newspapers for their stories.

Who says that crime doesn't pay? M Milton White

Heywood Gardens

Gt Lever, Bolton.

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