A man who served 17 years in prison for a horrific rape could be a step closer to clearing his name. Andrew Malkinson was 37 when he was found guilty of carrying out a violent sex attack on a mum-of-two by the M61 motorway in Little Hulton, Salford.
As reported in the Manchester Evening News last year his legal team say they have evidence to prove Andrew did not commit the crime. DNA has linked another unknown male to the attack, which happened exactly 19 years ago tomorrow. (July 19th).
Now the Criminal Cases Review Commission, an independent body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice and has the power to send cases back to the Court of Appeal where the conviction can be overturned, has decided to carry out its own forensic inquiries into the case.
