Death Row Briton 'Innocent'

Death Row Briton 'Innocent And Angry'

A Scottish man who spent more than 20 years on death row has hit back at the family of the girl he was accused of killing, who told him he would "burn in hell".

Kenny Richey made the comments to Sky News presenter Kay Burley in his first TV interview since being released from jail in the US.

The 43-year-old, who once came within an hour of execution, was freed after reaching a plea deal over the arson attack in which two-year-old Cynthia Collins died.

When asked for his reaction to an outburst from the toddler's aunt who told him "you will burn in hell", he said: "She'll be burning there first long before I will.

"I've got nothing to burn in hell for and as far as there being a hell, there is no hell anyway, this is hell.

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