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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tom Murray

‘I’m deeply ashamed’: Miriam Margolyes admits to hitting her paralysed mother in emotional confession

BBC

Miriam Margolyes spoke about the frustrations of being a carer, which led her to strike her paralysed mother, during a dedicated episode of the BBC’s longrunning Imagine documentary series.

The 80-year-old actor told presenter Alan Yentob about her relationship with her late mother Ruth, whose health deteriorated after suffering a stroke. She died in 1974.

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