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Sturgeon hasn't spoken to Murrell since he was jailed for embezzling SNP funds
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaking at the West Belfast Festival earlier this week
Nicola Sturgeon said she has not spoken to her estranged husband since he was jailed for embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP while serving as its chief executive.
The former first minister also told a podcast she would not visit Peter Murrell, 61, in prison and she felt like a "mug" for continuing to care about him.
Sturgeon has denied any knowledge of his crimes, which included using party funds to purchase a motorhome and dozens of luxury goods.
And, speaking to broadcaster Iain Dale at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the ex-SNP leader said she was still learning what Murrell had done on the day he pled guilty.
Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years for embezzling SNP funds
How former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell spent the £400,000 he embezzled
Asked at the fringe event if she would visit him in prison, Sturgeon replied: "No. I'm not going to speak to him, I'm not going to visit him."
The former MSP added that she was still discovering details of the purchases Murrell had made using SNP money when he tendered a guilty plea at the High Court in Edinburgh on 25 May.
"Over the years, he never really levelled with me," she said.