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Wrongly convicted man ‘anxious about losing home’ for receiving compensation

Andrew Malkinson has been awarded compensation for the miscarriage of justice he suffered – but may have to leave his home as a result.

Evening Standard

Case of last wrongly convicted Stockwell Six member referred to court of appeal

Ronald De Souza was arrested in 1972 with five friends and charged with attempting to rob corrupt police officer DS Derek Ridgewell

The Guardian - UK

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

Criminal Cases Review Commission chairwoman Helen Pitcher quit on Tuesday, claiming she had been made a ‘scapegoat’ in the case.

The Independent UK

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Andrew Malkinson calls miscarriage of justice watchdog’s ex-head ‘shameless’

Helen Pitcher resigned from the CCRC saying she had been ‘scapegoated’ over Malkinson’s case

The Guardian - UK

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

Legal charity Appeal criticised the body’s failure to publicly acknowledge the move after failings in the Andrew Malkinson case.

Evening Standard

Surge in backlog of wrongful conviction appeals at under-fire watchdog

Exclusive: Over 1,000 cases involving alleged miscarriages of justice awaiting permission to appeal

The Independent UK

CCRC chair rejects minister’s call to resign over Andrew Malkinson case

Helen Pitcher says she is best person for job despite direct criticism in review of wrongful conviction case

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Britain’s system for tackling wrongful convictions failed me spectacularly. Overhaul the CCRC now

A scathing new report lays bare the inadequacy of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. I’d like to see resignations, says wrongfully convicted former prisoner Andrew Malkinson

The Guardian - UK

How did the CCRC handle Andrew Malkinson’s three appeal applications?

A review has found Malkinson could have been exonerated of rape almost a decade earlier but for serious failings

The Guardian - UK

‘Catalogue of failures’: watchdog missed chances to help Andrew Malkinson, report finds

Criminal Cases Review Commission could have exonerated Malkinson of rape almost a decade earlier, says inquiry

The Guardian - UK

The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars review – dignified, devastating TV

This mind-boggling documentary about a man who was imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit will prompt rage, tears – and a sense of wild injustice

The Guardian - UK

Majority verdicts facilitated 56 miscarriages of justice in England and Wales, charity says

Report calls for reintroduction of jury unanimity to safeguard against wrongful criminal convictions

The Guardian - UK

Majority verdicts in England and Wales brought in ‘partly for racial and class reasons’

Study by Appeal finds there was a desire to dilute influence of minority ethnic and working-class jurors

The Guardian - UK

Criminalising women is no way for the BBC to make up for funding freezes

Female viewers are being disproportionately targeted for not paying the licence fee. It’s got to stop

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At 17, I was jailed for a murder I didn’t commit – and spent seven life-changing years in prison

Basic police checks would have shown Sam Hallam wasn’t at the scene of the crime, but these weren’t carried out until he had spent much of his youth inside. He explains why he is still fighting for justice, years after his release

The National (Scotland)

Lorraine Kelly reveals how Scots singer made her break down in tears

LORRAINE Kelly has told of how a Scots singer’s latest song made her break down in tears.

The Guardian - UK

Case review chief was in Montenegro during Andrew Malkinson revelations

Exclusive: Helen Pitcher leads the commission that twice failed to refer Malkinson back to the court of appeal

The Guardian - UK

The terrible power of the state to ruin lives was exposed by the case of Andrew Malkinson

Reversing a wrongful conviction is an almost insurmountable task

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The Independent UK

Officials refused to examine DNA in wrongful conviction rape case ‘because of cost’

‘Further work would be extremely costly,’ Criminal Cases Review Commission warned as it rejected Andrew Malkinson appeals

The Independent UK

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

Andrew Malkinson said the Criminal Cases Review Commission had not contacted him since his release.

Evening Standard

Former solicitor general calls for public inquiry into Andrew Malkinson case

Andrew Malkinson applied twice for his case to be referred for appeal after his conviction but he was turned down

The Independent UK

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

Andrew Malkinson applied twice for his case to be referred for appeal after his conviction but he was turned down.

The Independent UK

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

Andrew Malkinson applied twice for his case to be referred for appeal while in prison for a rape that he did not commit but was turned down.

Evening Standard

Andrew Malkinson: DNA evidence of another man ‘found three years after rape conviction’

Andrew Malkinson, who wrongfully spent 17 years in prison for a rape, had his conviction quashed last month

The Independent UK

Andrew Malkinson: Police and prosecutors ‘had DNA evidence 16 years’ before man cleared of rape

Miscarriage of justice victim Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, had his conviction quashed last month

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