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Profile - Sara Payne

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Chris Bowlby profiles Sara Payne, whose daughter, Sarah, was murdered by a paedophile in July 2000. Sara Payne has been appointed Victims' Champion by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, working from a desk in Whitehall, promoting the rights of victims of crime in a new government initiative. Chris charts the emergence of Payne as a voice for victims from terrible personal tragedy to a symbol of victimhood for both the media and the government.