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Woman’s conviction for murdering newborn son questioned

A woman who was found guilty of murdering her newborn son could have been wrongly convicted, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has found. The woman, known only as AZ, was convicted in 2011 after a trial and was handed a life prison ...

18 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Calls for overhaul of part-time chairmanship of criminal cases review body

Lawyers representing exonerated prisoner Andrew Malkinson have called for the chairmanship of the body responsible for investigating potential miscarriages of justice to be made full-time. Emily Bolton, the solicitor for Mr Malkinson – who ...

19 Aug 2023 at 21:57

Son ‘devastated’ as murder conviction of mother’s killer could be quashed

A mentally-ill woman who murdered a stranger with a butcher’s knife and tried to kill a second could have her conviction downgraded to manslaughter. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has sent the case of Nicola Edgington, who is ...

18 Sept 2023 at 10:11

Criminal Cases Review Commission will probe its role in Andrew Malkinson case

The body responsible for investigating potential miscarriages of justice in England will review its role in the case of a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. Andrew Malkinson, 57, had his 2003 conviction for ...

17 Aug 2023 at 17:24

Calls for public inquiry after wrongfully convicted man spends 17 years in jail

A former solicitor general has called for a public inquiry into the case of a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape that he did not commit. Andrew Malkinson had his conviction for the 2003 attack in Greater Manchester quashed ...

16 Aug 2023 at 13:21

Public inquiry urged into case of innocent man jailed for 17 years for rape

Two former Government law officers have called for a public inquiry into the case of a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape that he did not commit. Andrew Malkinson had his conviction for the 2003 attack in Greater ...

16 Aug 2023 at 14:46

Widower of Post Office worker convicted of theft loses appeal fight

The widower of a Post Office worker jailed after being convicted of theft has lost a Court of Appeal fight. Ian O’Donnell wanted to posthumously clear the name of his wife Joanne, who died seven years ago, aged 64. Three ...

15 Aug 2023 at 16:45

Wrongfully convicted man says criminal cases review body has ‘attitude problem’

A man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit has accused the body responsible for investigating potential miscarriages of justice of having an “attitude problem”. Andrew Malkinson, 57, had his 2003 ...

18 Aug 2023 at 17:47

Widower of jailed Post Office worker loses appeal fight

15 Aug 2023 at 12:44

Man wrongly jailed for 17 years calls for case review board boss to face sack

A man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape has called for the head of a criminal review board to be sacked and stripped of her OBE. Andrew Malkinson spoke out after his legal team ...

24 Jan 2024 at 11:18

Former subpostmaster’s conviction quashed

A former Post Office subpostmaster caught up in the Horizon scandal has had his wrongful conviction quashed. Robert Thomson was convicted of one charge of embezzlement in 2006 and sentenced to 180 hours of ...

24 Jan 2024 at 15:17

Post Office embezzlement conviction referred to High Court for review

The case of a now deceased woman convicted of embezzling money from the Post Office has been referred back to the courts for determination. Caren Lorimer pleaded guilty at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court in 2009 ...

30 Jan 2024 at 16:31

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