Inside HMP Wakefield, where Peter Sullivan was wrongly held for murder

HMP Wakefield has housed many of the country’s most notorious inmates - (PA Archive)

Appearing at the Court of Appeal via videolink from HMP Wakefield, Peter Sullivan wept and held his head in his hands as he was acquitted of a murder which has seen him spend 38 years in prison.

The ruling on Tuesday is thought to have confirmed the 68-year-old as the victim of the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history.