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Speaking to the BBC at the time, the lawyer, John Maina Ndegwa, said the suspect had been "strangled to confess. You could tell he was in distress, terrified and in anguish."

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The trees in question on Glenrose Avenue were deemed unsafe with visible signs of dead limbs and distress, he said.

She listened until she could no longer hide her distress.

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"We are profoundly sorry that this terrible event occurred and understand the deep distress it has caused Ethan's family."

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"We get quite a lot of end of lines, distressed stock and it devalues over time so we utilise that stock in a better way," he explains.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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