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'My mum tried to murder me twice'

When Monica Allan was five years old her mother tried to strangle her.

Elizabeth Mount was charged with attempted murder and jailed in 1976. Her daughter was then brought up in foster care.

Monica from East Kilbride has finally won the right to claim criminal injuries compensation after fighting what was known as the "same roof" rule.

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