Falsely Accused Woman Freed After 70 Years

Seventy years locked up in institutions hardly seems to be a punishment that befits the crime of stealing half-a-crown.However, it is just such a fate that befell Jean Gambell when at the age of 15, in 1937, she was falsely accused of stealing 2s 6d (12.5p) from the doctor's surgery where she worked as a cleaner.