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Peter Sullivan murder conviction quashed after 38 years in jail – it would be a mistake to see his case as a bizarre one-off

Peter Sullivan has had his conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall quashed. He is not the Beast of Birkenhead. He is an innocent man who got ensnared in a malfunctioning system that then took 38 years to admit its mistake.

The Conversation

More miscarriages of justice ‘inevitable’, says CCRC review lawyer after Peter Sullivan freed

Chris Henley says he expects more wrongful convictions to come to light after 1987 murder case ruling overturned

The Guardian - UK

More miscarriages of justice like Peter Sullivan ‘inevitable’, top lawyer warns

Chris Henley KC, who led a damning review of the Criminal Cases Review Board, said the appeals system ‘won't face up to the fact’ that mistakes are made

The Independent UK

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Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed after 38 years in jail

Hearing told that DNA evidence found at the scene of Diane Sindall’s murder was not that of the 68-year-old

The Guardian - UK

British man jailed for 1986 murder acquitted after 38 years by new DNA testing

Peter Sullivan, now 68, had his conviction quashed after new DNA evidence emerged.

Euronews

Man in prison for 38 years for murder has conviction quashed at Court of Appeal

Peter Sullivan was convicted in 1987 of the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Bebington, Merseyside, the previous year.

Evening Standard

Man behind bars for 38 years has murder conviction overturned in ‘UK’s longest-running miscarriage of justice’

Peter Sullivan was convicted in 1987 of murdering Diane Sindall but has maintained his innocence

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New DNA evidence casts ‘sufficient’ doubt on 1987 murder conviction, court told

Peter Sullivan was jailed in 1987 for the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Bebington, Merseyside, in 1986.

Evening Standard

‘Wolfman’ murderer jailed 38 years ago will have conviction reconsidered in first-of-its-kind case

Peter Sullivan has remained in prison since 1987

The Independent UK

Miscarriage of justice watchdog had ‘hole at its heart’, committee chair says

Chief executive of Criminal Cases Review Commission questioned by MPs over Andrew Malkinson failings, expensive courses and being ‘absent’ boss

The Guardian - UK

Chief accused of ‘half-hearted’ defence of review body after Malkinson case

Karen Kneller defended her position as she appeared before MPs.

Evening Standard

The murders at White House Farm: should Jeremy Bamber still be in prison?

Convicted in 1986 of killing five members of his family, he has always maintained his innocence. This week, new evidence could get him another day in court

The Guardian - UK

Further convictions of man jailed for soldier murder referred to court of appeal

John McDevitt was convicted of the murder of Private Neil Clark on Easter Monday 1984 in Londonderry.

Evening Standard

Letby barrister: Fresh evidence will completely demolish case against her

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others.

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The Independent UK

Lucy Letby’s lawyer delivers medical reports he claims ‘totally undermine’ case against serial killer nurse

Victim’s families have described a report from a panel of experts as ‘full of analytical holes’ and a ‘rehash’ of her defence case

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby barrister to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence to Criminal Cases Review Commission

Lucy Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted across two trials at Manchester Crown Court

The Guardian - UK

‘We thought we could change the world’: how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour

When a no-nonsense lecturer set up a radical solution to help free the wrongfully convicted in the UK, he was hopeful he could change the justice system. But what started as a revolution ended in acrimony

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby barrister promises to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence in freedom bid

Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal

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Evening Standard

Letby barrister to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence to CCRC

Mark McDonald will visit the Birmingham offices of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The Guardian - UK

Evidence used to convict Lucy Letby is flawed, leading experts say

Former neonatal nurse’s legal team to hand over 86-page report which they say casts ‘serious doubt’ on guilty verdict

The Guardian - UK

Leonard Leigh obituary

Writer, barrister and member of the Criminal Cases Review Commission who investigated claims of miscarriages of justice

Evening Standard

Real possibility that Letby’s convictions may be overturned, say former bosses

Former senior hospital managers have called for the public inquiry to be halted after Letby’s case was passed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Evening Standard

Convicted murderer Lucy Letby calls for suspension of public inquiry

A panel working for the former nurse’s defence team said bad medical care and natural causes were behind collapses and deaths on a neonatal unit.

The Conversation

Convicting the innocent: how a rotten system ensures miscarriages of justice will continue

The following story is the winner of The Conversation Prize for writers, a competition run in partnership with Faber and Curtis Brown. Read more about the competition here.

The Guardian - UK

Law Commission proposes reforms on how possible miscarriages of justice are handled

Report also criticises compensation system for people wrongly convicted of crimes in England and Wales

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