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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Emily Dugan

MoJ to pay Andrew Malkinson ‘significant’ sum over wrongful rape conviction

Malkinson with an umbrella
Malkinson said he was relieved not to have to worry about money after feeling he had been left ‘to rot’. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian

Andrew Malkinson is to be given a payout by the Ministry of Justice, more than a year and a half after the court of appeal declared his innocence.

Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape in Greater Manchester that he did not commit, was cleared in July 2023. Since then he has been struggling on benefits.

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