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Freed after 21 years on death row in America, Kenny Richey is back home with his mother. But beneath the PR spin of a fairytale return, our correspondent reports on the bleak prospects that now confront him.

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A Scottish man who spent more than 20 years on death row has hit back at the family of the girl he was accused of killing, who told him he would "burn in hell".

By ALAN McEWEN

KENNY RICHEY has arrived in Edinburgh after being freed from Death Row, and declared: "It's good to be home".

The 43-year-old spoke briefly to a crowd of between 30 and 40 journalists after landing at Edinburgh Airport shortly before 6pm.

He told them: "It's good to be back home.

"It feels great. I'm glad to be back. I would like to thank everybody who supported me all those years."

By JIM PROVANCE
COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF

EDINBURGH, Scotland — He had to return home via Germany, but Kenny Richey on Wednesday was greeted by an unprecedented crush of reporters and paparazzi
at Edinburgh Airport, outdrawing even returning World Cup teams.