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Wounded Brit war hero, 49, left in agony inside ex-Soviet jail after cocktail of painkillers were branded banned drugs
A WOUNDED British war hero was left in agony in a jail cell for three months in the ex-Soviet state of Georgia after his painkillers were branded banned drugs. Ex-sergeant Matthew Desmond, 49, takes a cocktail of powerful drugs every day to ward off spasms caused by spinal injuries suffered in acti...
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What happenedWounded Brit war hero, 49, left in agony inside ex-Soviet jail after cocktail of painkillers were branded banned drugs.
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Wounded Brit war hero, 49, left in agony inside ex-Soviet jail after cocktail of painkillers were branded banned drugs
A WOUNDED British war hero was left in agony in a jail cell for three months in the ex-Soviet state of Georgia after his painkillers were branded banned drugs. Ex-sergeant Matthew Desmond,...
Wounded Brit war hero, 49, left in agony inside ex-Soviet jail after cocktail of painkillers were branded banned drugs
A WOUNDED British war hero was left in agony in a jail cell for three months in the ex-Soviet state of Georgia after his painkillers were branded banned drugs. Ex-sergeant Matthew Desmond,...
