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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Emily Dugan

Rape, DNA and injustice: a timeline of the Andrew Malkinson case

Andy Malkinson with red and black umbrella
Andy Malkinson after his conviction for rape was overturned. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian

2003

A 33-year-old woman is raped and left for dead on a motorway embankment in Salford as she walks home. She recalls causing a “deep scratch” to her attacker’s face. Andrew Malkinson is visited by police officers the next day who see he has no scratch. He is arrested two weeks later and then picked out of a video lineup.

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