The Latest Breaking News from Oliver Campbell

Wrongfully jailed men call for change to England and Wales compensation law

Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan tell parliamentary inquiry they do not yet qualify for compensation despite being exonerated

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

Hackney murder miscarriage of justice victim to sue police for ‘bullying’ him into confession

Oliver Campbell, 55, was wrongly jailed for the shooting of Baldev Hoondle in east London in 1990

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025

Vulnerable man confessed to murder in 11th of 14 ‘relentless’ interviews, court hears

Expert witness says he raised concerns about police questioning with Oliver Campbell’s lawyers before trial

The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024

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 · Feb 28, 2024

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 · Feb 28, 2024

Owner of inflatable that exploded and killed girl, 3, is jailed

Ava-May Littleboy was thrown into the air when the equipment failed on Gorleston beach in Norfolk.

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

‘I could have had a job and kids’: Oliver Campbell hopes for justice 30 years after murder charge

Exclusive: in 1991 Campbell, who has a mental impairment, received a life sentence for a crime he says he did not commit

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023