‘The sacrifice’: was Kai Shannon wrongfully convicted of murder? Part 2
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The Guardian
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🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is The Guardian. |
| 0:08.0 | Today, 13 years ago, a teenager called Kai Shannon |
| 0:11.9 | was handed a life sentence for a deadly knife attack in London. |
| 0:15.8 | But did the jury convict an innocent man. |
| 0:30.2 | Research by Andrex has found that 76% of children hold in their poo at school, |
| 0:33.9 | which can seriously impact their well-being and ability to learn. |
| 0:40.4 | 30% of kids say they skip lunch to avoid using school toilets, while 65% say they struggle to focus. This is why Andrex is on a mission to conquer the school poo, |
| 0:45.9 | and raise the first unembarrassed generation. To find out more, head to theguardian.com |
| 0:52.0 | forward slash permission to poo. This message was paid for by Andrex. |
| 1:01.1 | A warning, this episode contains strong language from the start. |
| 1:06.2 | In 2012, Kai Shannon was convicted for the murder of Wahhabzaki and was sentenced to life in prison. |
| 1:12.2 | He tried to appeal the conviction, but it was unsuccessful. |
| 1:16.1 | In prison, racking his brains for what he could do next, |
| 1:19.4 | he decided to make a phone call to Reese Williams, the prosecution's key witness, and to secretly record it. |
| 1:28.8 | They go by their respective nicknames. |
| 1:33.0 | Kai is Suss and Rees' Biscuit or Bisk. |
| 1:36.6 | Oh, is that Biss? |
| 1:38.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:39.8 | Yeah, it's Suss. |
| 1:41.5 | Well, wow. |
| 1:43.0 | Kai confronts him. |
| 1:44.0 | He wants to know why Rees named him to the police. Is that you... Yeah, it's such. Well, wow. Kai confronts him. |
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