‘The sacrifice’: was Kai Shannon wrongfully convicted of murder? Part 2

《牺牲》:凯·肖恩是否被错误定罪为谋杀?第二部分

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2025-10-17

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Reporter Emily Dugan investigates the case against Kai Shannon, 33, a London man found guilty of the 2009 murder of Wahab Zaaki. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Today, 13 years ago,

  • a teenager called Kai Shannon was handed a life sentence for a deadly knife attack in London.

  • But did the jury convict an innocent man?

  • A warning, this episode contains strong language from the start.

  • In 2012, Kai Shannon was convicted for the murder of Wahabzaki and was sentenced to life in prison.

  • He tried to appeal the conviction, but it was unsuccessful.

  • In prison, racking his brains for what he could do next,

  • he decided to make a phone call to Reese Williams,

  • the prosecution's key witness, and to secretly record it.

  • They go by their respective nicknames.

  • Kai is sus and Reese is biscuit or bisque.

  • Kai confronts him.

  • He wants to know why Reese named him to the police.

  • The line is a bit fuzzy, but Rhys says the fed's got in my head.

  • Kai asks, why is he in prison?

  • He says, you were a sacrifice.

  • While she was reporting the story,

  • Emily spoke to a retired police detective called Graham Satchwell,

  • who's been looking into Kai Shannon's case.