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| Freed death row Scot arrives home | Freed death row Scot arrives home |
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| Kenny Richey, the Scot who spent 20 years on death row in the US, has arrived back home in Edinburgh and said "it feels great". | Kenny Richey, the Scot who spent 20 years on death row in the US, has arrived back home in Edinburgh and said "it feels great". |
| Richey, 43, was freed after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors in Ohio over an arson attack in which a two-year-old girl died in 1986. | |
| His flight touched down at Edinburgh Airport at 1736 GMT. | His flight touched down at Edinburgh Airport at 1736 GMT. |
| He said: "It's good to be back home." Richey left Edinburgh aged 18 to live with his American father in Ohio. | He said: "It's good to be back home." Richey left Edinburgh aged 18 to live with his American father in Ohio. |
| On arrival at Edinburgh Airport he said: "I would like to thank everybody who supported me all those years." | On arrival at Edinburgh Airport he said: "I would like to thank everybody who supported me all those years." |
| When asked if he had anything to say to those who convicted him, he said: "I don't think you want to hear that." | When asked if he had anything to say to those who convicted him, he said: "I don't think you want to hear that." |
| PR guru Max Clifford, who is representing Richey, revealed the 43-year-old had sold his story to two newspapers. | |
| Richey was convicted in 1987 of the arson attack on an apartment block in an Ohio town in which two-year-old Cynthia Collins died. | Richey was convicted in 1987 of the arson attack on an apartment block in an Ohio town in which two-year-old Cynthia Collins died. |
| But in August last year the sentence was overturned. | But in August last year the sentence was overturned. |
| 'Smooth transition' | 'Smooth transition' |
| On Monday, he pleaded no contest to charges of attempted involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and breaking and entering at the Putnam County Common Pleas Court in Ottawa, Ohio. | On Monday, he pleaded no contest to charges of attempted involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and breaking and entering at the Putnam County Common Pleas Court in Ottawa, Ohio. |
| He was sentenced to a total of 21 years - time which he has already served, most of it on death row. | He was sentenced to a total of 21 years - time which he has already served, most of it on death row. |
| Richey has spent his first day of freedom in the US being reunited with family members, including his brother Steven. | |
| His lawyer Ken Parsigian said that, despite fears Richey would be overwhelmed by the outside world after years in prison, he appeared to be adjusting well. | His lawyer Ken Parsigian said that, despite fears Richey would be overwhelmed by the outside world after years in prison, he appeared to be adjusting well. |
| He said: "He got into civilian clothes for the first time, and he seemed to transform into a civilian. It was quite a smooth transition, I was surprised." | He said: "He got into civilian clothes for the first time, and he seemed to transform into a civilian. It was quite a smooth transition, I was surprised." |
| "It was almost like the clothes made the difference." | "It was almost like the clothes made the difference." |
| Many people can seem "cold and distant" after so many years locked away, but for Richey the opposite seemed true, the lawyer said. | Many people can seem "cold and distant" after so many years locked away, but for Richey the opposite seemed true, the lawyer said. |
| "He was warm and loving and comfortable with it right away," he said. | "He was warm and loving and comfortable with it right away," he said. |