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A man wrongly convicted of rape and jailed for 17 years could have been acquitted almost a decade earlier after being "failed" by a review commission. ITV News Granada
www.itv.comBREAKING: APPEAL client Andrew Malkinson, who spent over 17 years in prison maintaining innocence, granted fresh appeal after DNA hit on alternative suspect Press release – 24 January 2023 – APPEAL APPEAL client Andrew Malkinson, who has been fighting to clear his name for almost two decades, has today had his conviction referred for…
appeal.org.ukMr Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison, says his "hands were shaking" after his lawyer told him.
www.bbc.co.ukExclusive: Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail, told he must wait months to learn if he is even eligible for compensation
www.theguardian.comThe Criminal Cases Review Commission says Andrew Malkinson's 17-year prison term was "plainly wrong" and it has "long recognised" that a review of the case is "important".
news.sky.com“Our investigation, which will be carried out independently of the police, will focus on the specific allegations raised in Mr Malkinson’s complaints. We are not reviewing the original criminal investigation, nor do we have the power to do so. “We are in contact with the Government about its broader inquiry into the wrongful conviction. We will continue to work with the chair and inquiry team so that our work and theirs is aligned to ensure that the actions of GMP are fully examined.”
www.policeconduct.gov.ukThe Appeal Court quashed Andrew Malkinson's wrongful rape conviction, but only after he spent 17 years incarcerated. ITV National News
www.itv.comThe 57-year-old says the evidence needed to clear his name had been "sitting in police files for the past two decades".
news.sky.com'I haven't finished. I want to change a lot more,' Mr Malkinson said
www.the-independent.comAndrew Malkinson's conviction was quashed last year after DNA linked another man to the rape he was wrongly convicted of. He "is a victim of one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history," an IOPC director said.
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