Niece of hanged man describes battle to clear his name

Fifty years ago, an Act of Parliament led to the abolition of the death penalty in the UK. It followed a series of high profile cases in the 1950s, including that of Derek Bentley.

He was just 19 years old when he was hanged for the murder of a policeman during a burglary. His conviction was quashed by the Appeal Court in 1998.

Derek's niece Maria Bentley-Dingwall told the Victoria Derbyshire programme how the battle to clear his name led her to become a human rights activist.