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| Britons' Rio arrest a 'mistake' | Britons' Rio arrest a 'mistake' |
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| The mother of one of two British law graduates arrested in Brazil over alleged false claims they had been robbed says it is a "misunderstanding". | The mother of one of two British law graduates arrested in Brazil over alleged false claims they had been robbed says it is a "misunderstanding". |
| Simone Headley said her daughter Shanti Andrews and friend Rebecca Turner were both "absolutely traumatised". | Simone Headley said her daughter Shanti Andrews and friend Rebecca Turner were both "absolutely traumatised". |
| Reports say the 23-year-olds claimed items had been stolen before police found the belongings at their hostel. | Reports say the 23-year-olds claimed items had been stolen before police found the belongings at their hostel. |
| The Foreign Office confirmed two British nationals had been arrested in Rio de Janeiro on 26 July. | The Foreign Office confirmed two British nationals had been arrested in Rio de Janeiro on 26 July. |
| The women were due back from a nine-month trip around the world on Tuesday. | The women were due back from a nine-month trip around the world on Tuesday. |
| It is understood that if they were charged with fraud, they could face a five-year jail term. | It is understood that if they were charged with fraud, they could face a five-year jail term. |
| 'Show leniency' | 'Show leniency' |
| Ms Headley, from Frant, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, said when she spoke to her daughter on Monday that she had been "terrified" and "in tears". | Ms Headley, from Frant, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, said when she spoke to her daughter on Monday that she had been "terrified" and "in tears". |
| Ms Headley hopes Brazilian authorities will realise the "misunderstanding" | Ms Headley hopes Brazilian authorities will realise the "misunderstanding" |
| "She had had a couple of nights in the police cell and she was aware she was going to be transferred to a women's prison," Ms Headley told the BBC. | "She had had a couple of nights in the police cell and she was aware she was going to be transferred to a women's prison," Ms Headley told the BBC. |
| "It was so difficult. I told her she would get through it and it was a story she was going to tell her grandchildren." | "It was so difficult. I told her she would get through it and it was a story she was going to tell her grandchildren." |
| She said both her daughter and Miss Turner were "honest and hardworking" and "had never been in trouble in their lives". | She said both her daughter and Miss Turner were "honest and hardworking" and "had never been in trouble in their lives". |
| "I think what has happened to the girls is disproportionate to the alleged offence," she said. | "I think what has happened to the girls is disproportionate to the alleged offence," she said. |
| "I just hope the Brazilian legal system will show leniency and mercy." | "I just hope the Brazilian legal system will show leniency and mercy." |
| Police report | Police report |
| She added she could not comment on suggestions that the arrests were linked to alleged insurance fraud. | She added she could not comment on suggestions that the arrests were linked to alleged insurance fraud. |
| Shanti Andrews kept family and friends informed about her trip via Facebook | Shanti Andrews kept family and friends informed about her trip via Facebook |
| "The girls had some things stolen and they put a report into the police station," she said. "There was a misunderstanding - a couple of the items they claimed were then found in their luggage." | "The girls had some things stolen and they put a report into the police station," she said. "There was a misunderstanding - a couple of the items they claimed were then found in their luggage." |
| Miss Andrews' father Alan, who runs a window cleaning business, has gone to Brazil and the family has appointed a solicitor. | |
| The two women, who are thought to have completed their degrees at the University of Sussex in 2007, have already encountered difficulties on their travels. | |
| They were admitted to hospital for several days in Bolivia earlier this year with a suspected stomach parasite. | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said it was providing consular assistance. | A Foreign Office spokesman said it was providing consular assistance. |
| Press reports in the UK and Brazil say the women had claimed belongings, worth a total of £1,000, were stolen during a bus journey from the tourist resort of Foz do Iguacu to Rio de Janeiro. | Press reports in the UK and Brazil say the women had claimed belongings, worth a total of £1,000, were stolen during a bus journey from the tourist resort of Foz do Iguacu to Rio de Janeiro. |
| O Dia, a Rio de Janeiro daily newspaper, reported that the police were suspicious of the women and accompanied them back to their hostel, where they allegedly recovered the items claimed stolen. | O Dia, a Rio de Janeiro daily newspaper, reported that the police were suspicious of the women and accompanied them back to their hostel, where they allegedly recovered the items claimed stolen. |