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Peter Sullivan ‘not angry’ as murder conviction quashed after 38 years in prison

Peter Sullivan has said he is “not angry” and “not bitter” after the Court of Appeal quashed his murder conviction, making him the longest-serving victim of a miscarriage of justice in the UK. The now-68-year-old, who was jailed in 1987 for the ...

13 May 2025 at 19:53

Family of murdered Wirral florist want ‘justice’ after conviction quashed

New investigation under way to find killer of Wirral florist

The family of murdered Diane Sindall want “justice”, the detective in charge of a new investigation into her death has said. Peter Sullivan, 68, was convicted of the murder of Diane Sindall, 21, in 1987, but on Tuesday three senior judges ...

13 May 2025 at 15:59

Peter Sullivan’s statement after wrongly spending 38 years in jail

Peter Sullivan’s statement, read outside court on his behalf by his lawyer Sarah Myatt after he was freed having wrongly served 38 years in prison, in full: Ms Myatt read a statement on behalf on Mr Sullivan in which he said: “I lost my ...

13 May 2025 at 20:19

Man in prison for 38 years for murder has conviction quashed at Court of Appeal

A man who has spent 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman in 1986 has had his conviction quashed at the Court of Appeal. Peter Sullivan, who was 30 when he was sentenced and is now 68, is believed to be the UK’s longest-serving ...

13 May 2025 at 13:33

Ministers to prioritise compensation bid by man wrongly jailed for 38 years

The Government has pledged to prioritise any bid for compensation by a man who spent 38 years in prison after wrongly being convicted of murder. Speaking in Parliament, justice minister Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede said he would ...

20 May 2025 at 17:04

Locals said they knew who actually killed Diane Sindall, says charity worker

The real killer of a Wirral florist murdered in 1986 was known by “everyone” in the community, workers at a charity set up after her death were told. Peter Sullivan, 68, was convicted of the murder of Diane Sindall, 21, in ...

15 May 2025 at 18:22

New DNA evidence casts ‘sufficient’ doubt on 1987 murder conviction, court told

New DNA evidence is “sufficient fundamentally to cast doubt on the safety of the conviction” of a man who has spent 38 years in prison for murder, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has told the Court of Appeal. Peter ...

13 May 2025 at 13:10

Lawyers will support any compensation bid by man wrongly jailed for 38 years

Lawyers for a man who spent 38 years in prison after wrongly being convicted of murder have pledged to support him in any bid for compensation. Peter Sullivan, 68, who to date has spent more of his life in prison than ...

14 May 2025 at 10:15

How was Peter Sullivan wrongly convicted?

The prosecution case against Peter Sullivan hinged on a combination of now-discredited bite mark and circumstantial evidence. Then aged 29, he had been drinking at a pub 10 minutes away from where Diane Sindall was ...

13 May 2025 at 15:55

Peter Sullivan: ‘I’ll carry burden of wrongful imprisonment until apology given’

A man who spent 38 years in jail after he was wrongfully convicted of murder has said: “I’ve got to carry that burden until I can get an apology.” Peter Sullivan, 68, who to date has spent more of his life in ...

19 Nov 2025 at 11:45

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