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Do the Peru Two deserve a second chance?

The owner of 2013鈥檚 most notorious hair bun is reinventing herself.

In 2013 two young British women were caught trying to smuggle a haul of cocaine worth 拢1.5m from Lima, in Peru, to Ibiza. Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid were dubbed the Peru Two after a photograph of the pair being arrested at Lima airport went viral.

The duo were sentenced for six years in a Peruvian prison on drug trafficking charges, but were released after serving three. Now back in the UK, Melissa is laying low, but Michaella has written a book about her side of the story.

In this episode Radio 1 Newsbeat鈥檚 Serena Kutchinsky tells Michaella鈥檚 story and her desire for a second chance, and 主播大秀 Latin America correspondent Will Grant explains how that second chance is perceived in Peru.

Presenter: Matthew Price
Producers: Seren Jones and Duncan Barber
Mixed by Nico Raufast
Editor: John Shields

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