The Latest Breaking News from The Criminal Cases Review Commission

Two men arrested by corrupt police officer finally have convictions quashed after 50 years

Ridgewell framed innocent young black men for his own crimes

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Who is Lucy Letby? British nurse convicted of killing 7 babies, inquiry finds hospital failures cost lives

A public inquiry has found that more babies could have been saved from nurse Lucy Letby if hospital managers had acted sooner on concerns about a rise in unexplained deaths and collapses on a neonatal unit in northern England.

The Times of India · Sep 15

The Guardian view on the Criminal Cases Review Commission: after Malkinson errors, trust must be earned back

Editorial: A review ordered by Vera Baird should help the body tasked with identifying miscarriages of justice to rebuild itself

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

Sex offender found guilty of brutal rape that innocent man served 17 years in prison for

Paul Quinn, 52, has been convicted of the brutal rape and grievous bodily harm of a woman in Little Hulton, Salford, which occurred on 19 July 2003. His conviction comes after Andrew Malkinson, 60, spent 17 years wrongly imprisoned for the same crime, being released in 2020 and having his…

The Independent UK · Apr 17

The silencer and the White House Farm murders: is this the evidence that could free Jeremy Bamber?

He has been in prison for 41 years for killing five members of his family – despite no DNA linking him to the crime. New analysis of the crime scene photographs for the Guardian suggests the prosecution’s central argument may have been wrong

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27

This must be a turning point in the fight to end indefinite detentions

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Criminal Cases Review Commission is right to refer five IPP prisoners to the appeal courts – Vera Baird’s decision must now be a spur to ministers to finally do the right thing

The Independent UK · Jan 28

Convicted Baby Killer Lucy Letby Believes She 'Will Be Free' as Families Fear Her Murder Sentences Could Fall

Convicted child killer Lucy Letby believes her case could be overturned as a review reopens painful questions for victims' families.

International Business Times UK · Jan 20

The Jeremy Bamber twist: does Britain’s most notorious murderer finally have an alibi?

This week, audio footage was released by the New Yorker magazine, which seemed to exonerate Bamber, who has been in prison for 40 years. Could this lead to his release?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025

Witness to 2009 murder ‘told he would be charged’ unless he gave Met a name

Exclusive: Mother of man who testified against Kai Shannon, whose conviction is being examined by CCRC, says police put pressure on her son

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025

First criminal conviction linked to Capture referred to Court of Appeal

An application was made on behalf of Patricia Owen to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025