Peru mum Debra Reid: Melissa should plead guilty

In her first TV interview, Debra Reid, the devastated mother of Melissa Reid who's been accused of drug smuggling in Peru, explains why she believes her daughter was forced to become a drug mule.

It's the case that's got the world gripped - two young British girls locked up in a notorious Peruvian prison; accused of smuggling £1.5 million of cocaine. If they're found guilty, Melissa Reid and Michaela McCollum, both twenty, could face years behind bars -but they claim they were forced into carrying the drugs.

Today, in a world TV exclusive, we talk to Melissa's mum Debra about why she thinks her daughter should plead guilty, even though she believes her story.

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