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Presenter Ray Gosling did not think his decision to reveal on TV that he had killed his ailing lover would cause "many ripples", his solicitor said. Presenter Ray Gosling did not think his decision to say on TV that he had killed his ailing lover would cause "many ripples", his solicitor said.
Mr Gosling, 70, was arrested on suspicion of murder and questioned on five occasions over 30 hours after admitting the mercy killing. Mr Gosling, 70, was arrested on suspicion of murder and questioned on five occasions over 30 hours after the documentary was aired.
He said in a BBC film that he smothered the man as he lay in a hospital bed dying of Aids "many years ago". In the film he said he smothered the man as he lay in a hospital bed dying of Aids "many years ago".
Nottinghamshire Police said Gosling had been bailed to a date in April. Nottinghamshire Police said Mr Gosling had been bailed to a date in April.
Lawyer Digby Johnson said Mr Gosling had been "very surprised" at the reaction the BBC East Midlands Inside Out programme had received after it aired on Monday evening. Lawyer Digby Johnson said Mr Gosling had been "very surprised" at the reaction the BBC East Midlands Inside Out programme had received after it was aired on Monday.
'Taken aback''Taken aback'
"Ray thought it was a fairly short item on a regional television programme and it wouldn't cause many ripples," he said."Ray thought it was a fairly short item on a regional television programme and it wouldn't cause many ripples," he said.
"The very magnitude of the attention really has taken him aback and has perhaps given him cause for thought in itself.""The very magnitude of the attention really has taken him aback and has perhaps given him cause for thought in itself."
Mr Johnson added that his client would be on police bail for the next couple of months while detectives sifted through documentation and interviewed other witnesses.Mr Johnson added that his client would be on police bail for the next couple of months while detectives sifted through documentation and interviewed other witnesses.
He added: "Ray is really shattered. He is delighted to be out.He added: "Ray is really shattered. He is delighted to be out.
"He has not slept a great deal and he has had a lot of things to think about. But he is cock-a-hoop to be released."He has not slept a great deal and he has had a lot of things to think about. But he is cock-a-hoop to be released.
Ray Gosling's solicitor: "He's faced up to it and answered a great deal of questions"Ray Gosling's solicitor: "He's faced up to it and answered a great deal of questions"
"He knows it is something that will go on for many months and, in a sense, it will always be with him, but he is delighted to get a break at this stage.""He knows it is something that will go on for many months and, in a sense, it will always be with him, but he is delighted to get a break at this stage."
During the programme, Gosling said he had smothered his partner because he was "in terrible, terrible pain". During the programme, Mr Gosling said he had smothered his partner because he was "in terrible, terrible pain".
Since then, he has refused to name the man involved but has insisted his decision to speak out publicly was right.Since then, he has refused to name the man involved but has insisted his decision to speak out publicly was right.
Aiding or abetting another person's death is illegal in England and Wales under the 1961 Suicide Act, and is punishable by up to 14 years in jail.Aiding or abetting another person's death is illegal in England and Wales under the 1961 Suicide Act, and is punishable by up to 14 years in jail.
But Gosling was arrested on suspicion of murder and, if convicted, faces a mandatory life sentence. But Mr Gosling was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of murder and, if convicted, faces a mandatory life sentence.
In the documentary Mr Gosling said: "We had a pact - he said if the pain gets bad and if nothing can be done, don't let him linger on."In the documentary Mr Gosling said: "We had a pact - he said if the pain gets bad and if nothing can be done, don't let him linger on."
He said he was aware of the possible consequences and had no regrets.He said he was aware of the possible consequences and had no regrets.
In the film Mr Gosling said: "It's a terrible situation. I loved him to bits.In the film Mr Gosling said: "It's a terrible situation. I loved him to bits.
"I picked up the pillow and smothered him until he was dead. When you love someone, it is difficult to see them suffer.""I picked up the pillow and smothered him until he was dead. When you love someone, it is difficult to see them suffer."