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Inquiry launched into case of innocent man jailed for 17 years for rape

The Justice Secretary has ordered an independent public inquiry into the circumstances and handling of Andrew Malkinson’s case, after he wrongly spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. Mr Malkinson had his 2003 conviction quashed by ...

24 Aug 2023 at 13:40

Police watchdog launches investigation into handling of Malkinson case

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has begun an investigation into the way Greater Manchester Police handled Andrew Malkinson’s case. Mr Malkinson, who served 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit, had his 2003 conviction ...

13 Sept 2023 at 16:31

Four police officers under investigation after innocent man jailed

Four ex-police officers involved in the conviction of an innocent man who was jailed for 17 years for a rape he did not commit are now under investigation, watchdogs have said. And one of the former officers is under criminal investigation ...

04 Oct 2024 at 18:08

Government rules out refunds for victims of historic miscarriages of justice

Victims of historic miscarriages of justice will not receive refunds for “board and lodging” costs already deducted from their compensation, the Government has said. The previous government scrapped the policy of deducting such costs from ...

09 Aug 2024 at 11:04

Criminal Cases Review Commission under fire as Government seeks to remove boss

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has come under fire for not publicly acknowledging the Government’s bid to remove its boss over the litany of failings in the Andrew Malkinson case. A review published in July found wrongly ...

27 Nov 2024 at 18:10

Andrew Malkinson ‘vindicated’ after resignation of case review board boss

Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape, said he feels “vindicated” after the resignation of the head of the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice. Mr Malkinson was ...

15 Jan 2025 at 10:00

Child killer Lucy Letby’s case to be reviewed by commission

The case of convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby is to be reviewed by a commission that investigates potential miscarriages of justice. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) received an application from her lawyers on ...

04 Feb 2025 at 10:21

Lucy Letby convictions branded ‘one of major injustices of modern times’

The convictions of child serial killer Lucy Letby have been branded “one of the major injustices of modern times” as her legal team continued its campaign protesting her innocence. Her case will be reviewed by the Criminal ...

04 Feb 2025 at 13:32

Panel of experts to present ‘new medical evidence’ in Lucy Letby case

An international panel of experts in the care of newborn babies will present what they say is “significant new medical evidence” in the case of convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby. Letby, 35, from Hereford, is ...

04 Feb 2025 at 02:45

Lucy Letby latest: Medical experts ‘did not find any murders’

Bad medical care and natural causes led to the deaths of babies said to have been harmed by Lucy Letby, a panel of international medical experts have concluded. On Tuesday, the team of 14 neonatologists and ...

04 Feb 2025 at 15:12

Families of Lucy Letby victims ‘already have the truth’, says mother

The mother of a baby boy who Lucy Letby tried to murder says the families of the former nurse’s 14 victims “already have the truth” about what happened to their children at a hospital neonatal unit. The ...

05 Feb 2025 at 09:46

Scotland

Exonerated subpostmaster launches group to support victims of Horizon scandal

A new support group will encourage Scottish postmasters who are victims of the Horizon scandal to seek redress. Rab Thomson, one of the first postmasters in Scotland to have his conviction overturned, ...

31 Mar 2025 at 12:44

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