Women wrongly sectioned for 70 years finally reunited with family

At the age of only 15, Jean Gambell was locked away for supposedly stealing the equivalent of 12 1/2p from the doctor's surgery where she worked as a cleaner.

She was later found to be innocent, but by that time she had been condemned as 'feeble-minded' and lost in the system.



Two brothers born after her incarceration were convinced she must have died long ago. But now, an astonishing 70 years after she was sent away, the family have held an emotional reunion.

"It was a special moment and one that will live with me for ever," said her brother David, 63.