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Twelfth conviction linked to corrupt officer Derek Ridgewell referred to Court of Appeal
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred the 1977 conviction of Errol Campbell to the Court of Appeal, marking the twelfth case tied to discredited British Transport Police officer DS ...
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Remembering Paddy Hill: ‘He spoke the truth – whether you liked it or not’
An event marking the 50th anniversary of the series of landmark wrongful convictions known as the ‘Irish cases’ – the Birmingham Six, Guildford Four and Maguire Seven – will take place at the House of ...
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‘Partly excellent, partly abysmal’: 20 years of the CCRC
Almost lost amid the avalanche of publicity which accompanied the release of the Birmingham Six on 14 March 1991 was an announcement from Home Secretary Kenneth Baker MP. A Royal Commission was to be ...