4 d. ago Andrew Malkinson says fight to reform miscarriage of justice cases far from over

'It's a good feeling that something so dreadful and tragic is leading to real change'

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3 w. ago Major UK miscarriages of justice from twisted confession to unsolved mass murder

Peter Sullivan has had his 1987 conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall quashed, after spending nearly 40 years in prison for the crime - but his case is one of many shocking miscarriages of justice in UK history

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3 w. ago Duncan Campbell, celebrated Guardian crime reporter, dies aged 80

Tributes paid to ‘courageous’ journalist who covered police corruption, Rosemary West trial and Hatton Garden heistDuncan Campbell, the celebrated Guardian crime reporter, writer and broadcaster whose work highlighted corruption, the shortcomings in the justice system and miscarriages of justice, has died at the age of 80.Campbell was one of the most respected crime correspondents of his generation, fearlessly pursuing police corruption and reporting on some of the most iconic criminal cases of recent decades, including the Rosemary West trial and the Hatton Garden heist. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Locals said they knew who actually killed Diane Sindall, says charity worker

Peter Sullivan, 68, had his conviction for the 1986 murder of the florist quashed earlier this week.

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4 w. ago The innocent man wrongly locked up for murder for 38 YEARS who was cruelly denied parole...after he refused to say he was guilty of a crime he did not commit

Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit but the Parole Board turned him down for release just three months ago after he said he 'maintains his innocence'

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4 w. ago Peter Sullivan faces 'terrifying risk' after wrongfully spending 38 years in jail for murder

After 38 years behind bars, Peter Sullivan, who was wrongly convicted of the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, is at last a free man. But the now 68-year-old will be walking out into a very different world from the one he once knew

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4 w. ago Family of Peter Sullivan revealed they are 'ecstatic' his name has been cleared and are planning get together to celebrate his release

Peter Sullivan's conviction for the murder of florist Diane Sindall, 21, was dramatically quashed yesterday after the Court of Appeal heard DNA evidence showed the killer was someone else.

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4 w. ago 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

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4 w. ago Innocent man's 38 years in hell jail with UK's most prolific rapist and 'scariest ever' man

The case of Peter Sullivan, 68, is believed to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history after he spent almost four decades locked up in HMP Wakefield

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4 w. ago 'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan in line for £1m compensation payout after spending 38 years in jail for murder he didn't commit in UK's longest miscarriage of justice

The victim of one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice walked free last night having spent 38 years in jail.

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last month Inside HMP Wakefield, where Peter Sullivan was wrongly held for murder

Peter Sullivan has been freed from notorious prison nicknamed ‘Monster Mansion’

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last month Who is Peter Sullivan and why was he in prison for 38 years?

Peter Sullivan’s conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall is believed to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history

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last month 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-oldA 68-year-old man who has spent 38 years in jail has had his murder conviction quashed at the court of appeal in what is thought to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history.Peter Sullivan was wrongly convicted in 1987 for the frenzied murder of a florist and part-time pub worker, Diane Sindall, 21, who was killed as she left work in Bebington, Merseyside. Continue reading...

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last month I spent months investigating the 'Beast of Birkenhead' and combing over all the evidence. This is the truth behind Britain's worst ever miscarriage of justice

That Friday night had been a busy one at The Wellington in Bebington and part-time barmaid Diane Sindall was glad to be heading home.

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last month Peter Sullivan's statement in full as he refuses to expose the 'many horrors of jail'

Peter Sullivan said he is 'not angry or bitter' after the Court of Appeal quashed his murder conviction, making him the longest-serving victim of a miscarriage of justice in the UK

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last month Peter Sullivan ‘not angry’ as murder conviction quashed after 38 years in prison

Mr Sullivan was jailed in 1987 for the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall the previous year.

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last month Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed in UK's longest miscarriage of justice

Peter Sullivan has now had his murder conviction quashed in the longest miscarriage of justice in British history.

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last month Man behind bars for 38 years has murder conviction overturned in ‘UK’s longest

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

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last month Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed after spending 38 years in jail

Peter Sullivan was found guilty of the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, 21 in Bebington, Merseyside, but remained in prison despite being sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years

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last month Peter Sullivan, who has spent 38 years in jail for murder, has conviction quashed

Sullivan is believed to be UK’s longest-serving victim of a miscarriage of justice after his jailing for murder of Diane SindallA man who has spent 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman in 1986 has had his conviction quashed at the court of appeal.Peter Sullivan, who was 30 when he was sentenced and is now 68, is believed to be the UK’s longest-serving victim of a miscarriage of justice after three senior judges quashed his conviction for the killing, 17 years after his first attempt to have it overturned. Continue reading...

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