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Cleared of murder – then hugged by a Pope Amaury Coutansais-Pervinquière told the incredible story of Tomasz Komenda, a Polish man who spent 18 years in jail after being wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a teenage girl.
His mother had given him a photo of St John Paul II which he placed above his bed in his prison cell. Although an unbeliever, he started praying to the Polish pope.
“If you are a saint,” prayed Komenda, “You are in heaven with this girl. If you must take me up there, take me now. If I must be free, let me be free.” Six months later, a police officer knocked on his door – he wanted to help Komenda prove his innocence. A year later he was cleared.
