HISTORICAL FACTS: 7 | History Defined

Charging prison living costs to wrongly convicted is unfair, says No 10

Rishi Sunak in talks with Home Office as Andrew Malkinson, freed after 17 years, could lose 25% of compensation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Living costs for wrongfully convicted prisoners unfair, Sunak says

It comes amid concerns that Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, faces deductions from any compensation.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

New evidence claimed to undermine nurse’s conviction for killing patients

Exclusive: Benjamin Geen was jailed for life after ‘unusual’ number of respiratory arrests on his ward, but expert claims it was not unusual

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Quashing of Andrew Malkinson’s rape conviction confirms failings of criminal review watchdog

Critics say underfunded CCRC only investigated 17-year-long miscarriage of justice when handed evidence ‘on a platter’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

Man wrongfully convicted of rape and made to serve 17 years in prison calls policy apology ‘meaningless’

The 57-year-old’s conviction was quashed by senior judges at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2023

Andrew Malkinson calls police apology for wrongful rape conviction ‘meaningless’

The 57-year-old’s conviction was quashed by senior judges at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

‘I started shaking’: Andrew Malkinson on being told he is a free man

Nearly 20 years on from conviction for rape, 57-year-old says he will go travelling – to ‘anywhere that’s not the UK’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023

Andrew Malkinson accuses police of ‘cover up’ after being cleared of rape

The 57-year-old was found guilty of raping a woman in Greater Manchester in 2003 but has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

Man who spent 17 years in prison for rape he did not commit has conviction overturned

Andrew Malkinson cleared by the Court of Appeal

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2023

Man who spent years in jail for rape he did not commit cleared by appeal court

Andrew Malkinson, who has always maintained his innocence, was cleared after DNA evidence pointed to another potential suspect.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023