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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Margaret Davis

New evidence claims man was framed for murder of foreign student in Dorset

Omar Benguit (left), from Bournemouth, Dorset, was jailed in 2005 for the murder of Jong-Ok Shin (right) three years earlier - (Social media/Dorset Police)

New evidence claims a man who has served 23 years in prison for murder may have been wrongly convicted following claims that police pressured witnesses to lie.

Allegations that witnesses, including drug addicts, were pushed to give false statements have been made as part of a BBC Panorama investigation into the case of Omar Benguit.

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