Post Office Horizon scandal: Petition to strip ex-boss Paula Vennells of her CBE tops one million As petition calling for her to be stripped of her gong passes 1.1 million Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2024
Miscarriage of justice watchdog reviews murder conviction of ex-MI6 informant Criminal Cases Review Commission re-examines case of Wang Yam, who was convicted of 2006 murder of Allan Chappelow in London The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023
Two dead Post Office workers’ convictions sent for possible crown court appeals Criminal Cases Review Commission chairman Helen Pitcher said ‘it is important’ for the issue to be considered by the crown court. The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
The Russell murders: is Michael Stone in prison for a brutal crime he didn’t commit? He was jailed for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell in 1997. Now, 26 years, two trials and two appeals later, Stone’s case is being reviewed The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023
Senior judge to chair inquiry into wrongful rape conviction of Andrew Malkinson Mr Malkinson had his 2003 conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal in July. The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Stabbing victim’s brother protests for release of man convicted of his murder Tim Darby stands in Downing Street with mother of Jason Moore, who he believes has been wrongly imprisoned for almost a decade The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023
‘Shambolic’: Protesters to call for review of London man’s murder conviction Jason Moore was convicted of killing Robert Darby in 2005 – but the victim’s relatives are among those who believe he is innocent The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023
Michael Stone’s convictions for murders of Lin and Megan Russell to be reviewed The move by the Criminal Cases Review Commission comes after a reported confession by serial killer Levi Bellfield. The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
Conviction of man for Lin and Megan Russell murders reviewed after Levi Bellfield confession Exclusive: Levi Bellfield has twice confessed to 1996 murders despite Michael Stone spending 26 years in prison for the crime The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Son ‘devastated’ as murder conviction of mother’s killer could be quashed A review body has sent the case of Nicola Edgington to the Court of Appeal and says there is a real possibility it could downgrade her conviction. The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
Murder conviction for meat cleaver attacker could be downgraded to manslaughter after Court of Appeal challenge The murder conviction of a woman who killed a stranger in the street with a meat cleaver could be downgraded to manslaughter following a new challenge in the Court of Appeal. Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023
Police watchdog launches investigation into handling of Malkinson case The IOPC review highlighted ‘significant issues with GMP’s investigation into the complaints and identified several outstanding lines of inquiry’. The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Police watchdog to investigate handling of Andrew Malkinson case IOPC to examine whether officers may have committed offences over case of man imprisoned after wrongful rape conviction The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
‘Wheels are coming off’ miscarriage of justice watchdog, warns legal expert KC blames deep cuts to justice system for failures at Criminal Cases Review Commission such as Andrew Malkinson scandal The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023 Case review chief was in Montenegro during Andrew Malkinson revelations Exclusive: Helen Pitcher leads the commission that twice failed to refer Malkinson back to the court of appeal
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Inquiry launched into case of innocent man jailed for 17 years for rape Justice Secretary Alex Chalk described Andrew Malkinson’s case as ‘an atrocious miscarriage of justice’.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023 Andrew Malkinson: independent inquiry announced into wrongful conviction Inquiry to look at state institutions’ role in rape conviction for which Malkinson spent 17 years in jail
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Andrew Malkinson: Independent inquiry ordered into case of innocent man jailed for 17 years for rape Justice secretary Alex Chalk said that it is ‘essential lessons are learned in full’
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023 Human rights group backs Manchester men who say racism led to murder convictions Three black men jailed under joint enterprise law, which is often based on ‘dubious evidence’ of gang membership, says Liberty
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023 The terrible power of the state to ruin lives was exposed by the case of Andrew Malkinson Reversing a wrongful conviction is an almost insurmountable task
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023 Calls for overhaul of part-time chairmanship of criminal cases review body A solicitor representing Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly-convicted in 2003 for rape, said its leadership needed to be full-time.
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023 Officials refused to examine DNA in wrongful conviction rape case ‘because of cost’ ‘Further work would be extremely costly,’ Criminal Cases Review Commission warned as it rejected Andrew Malkinson appeals
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023 Wrongfully convicted man says criminal cases review body has ‘attitude problem’ Andrew Malkinson said the Criminal Cases Review Commission had not contacted him since his release.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023 Miscarriages of justice body has ‘attitude problem’, says Andrew Malkinson Exclusive: Man imprisoned for rape he did not commit says Criminal Cases Review Commission has yet to contact him
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023 Andrew Malkinson: Miscarriages of justice body to review its role in case of man wrongly jailed for rape ‘We recognise that Andrew Malkinson has had a very long journey to clear his name,’ says body that rejected two appeals