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Sturgeon says she was deceived, betrayed and lied to over Murrell embezzlement
The former first minister said she was "coming to terms with being married to someone she did not know" after Peter Murrell's guilty plea.
What happened
According to BBC News’s source item, Sturgeon says she was deceived, betrayed and lied to over Murrell embezzlement, The former first minister said she was “coming to terms with being married to someone she did not know” after Peter Murrell’s guilty plea.
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- Sturgeon says she was deceived, betrayed and lied to over Murrell embezzlementBBC News - 2026-05-28T17:02:54+00:00
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