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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Josh Halliday

The rape case that became one of Britain’s greatest miscarriages of justice

Composite of Malkinson and Quinn overlaid with pieces of text from news coverage of the case
Andrew Malkinson served 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit and was cleared in 2023. Composite: Guardian Design

One of Britain’s most shocking miscarriages of justice began before dawn on a summer day in Salford more than 20 years ago.

A young woman had walked the darkened streets alone for about five miles when she was honked at, wolf-whistled and was so frightened she hid for a while in undergrowth.

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