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The partner of a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the Nottingham attacks has said the organisations involved in a public inquiry have "tortured" the victims' families "over and over again".

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

So was Panahi's work -- which spotlights the dilemmas of a group of ordinary Iranians as they confront a man they believe to have tortured them in jail -- not given its due?

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

"You have the right to finally get answers to the questions that have tortured you," he said, with Israeli victims' relatives present at the ceremony.

From Reuters Sep. 5, 2022

Earlier in her career, she said, she would have tortured herself over such a mistake.

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2022

“The knowledge must have tortured Anna,” said Balthilda.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff