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Andrew Malkinson says improved DNA tests could have spared him years in jail

Exclusive: rollout of fresh testing for contested rape and murder convictions ‘should have happened a decade ago’, Malkinson says

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of jailed people may get new DNA testing after Andrew Malkinson exoneration

CCRC to retest rape and murder cases from before 2016 where DNA was a factor in identification

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m not a quitter’: bank trader vows to continue fight after losing Libor appeal

Tom Hayes, first banker to be convicted in 2012 rate-rigging scandal, had his case rejected by UK court of appeal

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Vulnerable man ‘humiliated’ into confessing to 1990 London murder, court told

Court hears Oliver Campbell, now 53, was convicted on basis of inconsistent confession made under police pressure

The Guardian - UK

Man jailed for life for Hackney murder cannot be guilty, Court of Appeal told

Oliver Campbell’s conviction for murder in 1991 was ‘unsafe’, a hearing in London was told on Wednesday

Evening Standard

‘I just went bent’: how Britain’s most corrupt cop ruined countless lives

How many people did DS Derek Ridgewell fit up? The sheer scale of his depravity, and his targeting of men of colour, is only now becoming clear

The Guardian - UK

Criminal review body missed chance to clear Andrew Malkinson in 2013

CCRC failed to heed its own ‘lessons learned’ review of similar case ten years before Malkinson’s exoneration

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Convicted murderer fears prison ‘hit’ as victim’s family campaign for release

Jason Moore says he learned of £10,000 reward to have him stabbed shortly after court of appeal application

The Guardian - UK

Post office owner convicted of wife’s murder denies jumping on ‘Horizon bandwagon’

Exclusive: Robin Garbutt says faulty Post Office computer system is not only misleading evidence used to convict him

The Guardian - UK

Supporters of postmaster jailed for murder want a retrial after Horizon scandal

The postmaster's appeal for a retrial has previously been refused

Evening Standard

Post Office Horizon scandal: Petition to strip ex-boss Paula Vennells of her CBE tops one million

As petition calling for her to be stripped of her gong passes 1.1 million

Evening Standard

Miscarriage of justice watchdog reviews murder conviction of ex-MI6 informant

Criminal Cases Review Commission re-examines case of Wang Yam, who was convicted of 2006 murder of Allan Chappelow in London

The Guardian - UK

Two dead Post Office workers’ convictions sent for possible crown court appeals

Criminal Cases Review Commission chairman Helen Pitcher said ‘it is important’ for the issue to be considered by the crown court.

The Independent UK

The Russell murders: is Michael Stone in prison for a brutal crime he didn’t commit?

He was jailed for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell in 1997. Now, 26 years, two trials and two appeals later, Stone’s case is being reviewed

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Senior judge to chair inquiry into wrongful rape conviction of Andrew Malkinson

Mr Malkinson had his 2003 conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal in July.

The Guardian - UK

Stabbing victim’s brother protests for release of man convicted of his murder

Tim Darby stands in Downing Street with mother of Jason Moore, who he believes has been wrongly imprisoned for almost a decade

The Guardian - UK

‘Shambolic’: Protesters to call for review of London man’s murder conviction

Jason Moore was convicted of killing Robert Darby in 2005 – but the victim’s relatives are among those who believe he is innocent

The Independent UK

Michael Stone’s convictions for murders of Lin and Megan Russell to be reviewed

The move by the Criminal Cases Review Commission comes after a reported confession by serial killer Levi Bellfield.

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The Guardian - UK

Conviction of man for Lin and Megan Russell murders reviewed after Levi Bellfield confession

Exclusive: Levi Bellfield has twice confessed to 1996 murders despite Michael Stone spending 26 years in prison for the crime

The Independent UK

Son ‘devastated’ as murder conviction of mother’s killer could be quashed

A review body has sent the case of Nicola Edgington to the Court of Appeal and says there is a real possibility it could downgrade her conviction.

Evening Standard

Murder conviction for meat cleaver attacker could be downgraded to manslaughter after Court of Appeal challenge

The murder conviction of a woman who killed a stranger in the street with a meat cleaver could be downgraded to manslaughter following a new challenge in the Court of Appeal.

The Independent UK

Police watchdog launches investigation into handling of Malkinson case

The IOPC review highlighted ‘significant issues with GMP’s investigation into the complaints and identified several outstanding lines of inquiry’.

The Guardian - UK

Police watchdog to investigate handling of Andrew Malkinson case

IOPC to examine whether officers may have committed offences over case of man imprisoned after wrongful rape conviction

The Guardian - UK

‘Wheels are coming off’ miscarriage of justice watchdog, warns legal expert

KC blames deep cuts to justice system for failures at Criminal Cases Review Commission such as Andrew Malkinson scandal

The Guardian - UK

Case review chief was in Montenegro during Andrew Malkinson revelations

Exclusive: Helen Pitcher leads the commission that twice failed to refer Malkinson back to the court of appeal

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