Lucille McLaughlan recalls the trial

Speaking to BBC Scotland, Ms McLaughlan, who is now married, denied she had played any part in the murder, and said she wanted to turn over a new chapter in her life.

"The time has come to just call it a day, give up, just close the door on it and get on with your life," she said.

"I think that's the best thing to do, not only for me, but my family, because they've had this for two years now."

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Ms McLaughlan was sentenced to eight years in prison, and 500 lashes at a Saudi court in August 1997. Her co-defendant, Deborah Parry, was sentenced to death.

The young women were only pardoned last May, when Ms Gilford's brother accepted £700,000 in so-called blood money.

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But although Ms McLaughlan wants to turn a new page in her life, the past still haunts her.

It is the first day in court that remains Ms McLaughlan's most vivid memory of her ordeal.

She recalls how her "blood ran cold" when she was told that if convicted, her punishment would be public beheading.

"The magnitude of what we were involved in came home that day," she said.

But she continues to insist that there was no real evidence of their guilt, except the confessions they were forced to sign.

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"There was never any evidence presented in court against either Debbie or myself. There were no witnesses - there was just nothing," she said.

The former nurse also defended her decision to sell her story, for which she was criticised in the British press. She said it was a means of raising money to prove her innocence.

She gave the same reason for the publication of her forthcoming book, due to be released next week.

But Ms McLaughlan will not be able to put the past behind her just yet.

Next month she stands trial in Dundee, accused of stealing almost £2,000 from a patient in the hospital where she worked before she went to Saudi Arabia.

She says she will plead not guilty.