British government launches investigation into case of man who spent 17 years wrongfully imprisoned.
The British government has requested an independent investigation on Thursday to uncover how it was possible for a man to spend seventeen years behind bars before his conviction was overturned on appeal last month.
Andrew Malkinson, 57 years old, was sentenced to life in prison in 2004 for the rape of a woman in the Manchester region. Despite the absence of DNA evidence and Malkinson consistently maintaining his innocence, he was convicted.
He was released in 2020. Last month, the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction after new DNA evidence linked another man to the crime.
“Andrew Malkinson is the victim of a horrendous miscarriage of justice, and he deserves thorough and honest answers to the questions of how and why it took so long to shed light on his case,” stated Justice Minister Alex Chalk. “A man spent 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit while a rapist roamed free. We must learn from this case.”
The investigation will focus on the role of the Manchester police, the prosecution, and the CCRC (Criminal Cases Review Commission), the entity responsible for investigating potential miscarriages of justice. Stephen Watson, the head of Greater Manchester Police, already declared that his services will fully cooperate with the investigation.
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26 jul 2023 COURT OF APPEAL, FAMILY DIVISION
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Appeal court judges have quashed the rape conviction of a man who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit.
Andy Malkinson, 57, always denied carrying out the violent attack on a woman by the M61 motorway in Little Hulton, Salford, in July 2003. The following year he was jailed for life with a minimum term of seven years, but remained in prison for a further 10 because he maintained he was innocent. At the time of his trial, there was no DNA evidence linking him to the crime and the prosecution case against him was based solely on identification evidence.
His case was referred to the Court of Appeal in January by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates potential miscarriages of justice, after new DNA evidence was discovered. This afternoon three top judges sitting at the Court of Appeal quashed his rape conviction.
The news was greeted with cheers at the Court of Appeal in London. Mr Malkinson raised his hands raised his hands aloft to acknowledge the cheers moments after he had been cleared.
Mr Malkinson was 37 when he was found guilty on February 10, 2004, by a 10-2 majority of carrying out a violent sex attack on a mum-of-two by the M61 motorway in Little Hulton, Salford.
Earlier Edward Henry KC, representing Mr Malkinson, told the court: “In more than one sense this is an historic case being an historic injustice. The respondent… joins with us in submitting that DNA testing which Mr Malkinson has called for since his arrest some 20 years ago now supports his long-standing protestations of innocence. Also this DNA testing, that fresh review, points to a credible suspect who could not be the appellant.”
Mr Henry also criticised ‘deplorable disclosure failures which must lie at the door of Greater Manchester Police, grave repeated disclosure failures’ at the original trial which he said ‘wholly undermined the prospect of a fair trial guaranteed under article 6’ of the Human Rights Act.
The rape victim ‘believed she had identified the right man’ but this was ‘not supported’ by other evidence aside from the evidence of two eye-witnesses who were presented at the trial as independent but were not, said Mr Henry.
The KC said ‘no trace of any forensic matter has ever linked the appellant to these appalling crimes whereas now there’s testing that points to a credible, viable alternative suspect’.
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2 Andrew Malkinson condemns police as ‘liars’ after he is cleared of rape
The key points of the case of Andrew Malkinson are as follows:
Conviction: Andrew Malkinson, aged 57, was convicted in 2004 for the rape of a woman in Salford, Greater Manchester. He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of seven years.
Maintaining Innocence: Throughout his time in prison, Malkinson maintained his innocence despite being convicted of the crime.
Lack of DNA Evidence: The prosecution’s case against Malkinson was based solely on contested eyewitness identification, as no DNA evidence linked him to the crime.
New DNA Evidence: The case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission after new DNA evidence emerged. This evidence identified another suspect, referred to as “Mr B,” who was subsequently arrested.
Overturned Conviction: Based on the new DNA evidence and its impact on the case, a panel of senior judges at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London overturned Malkinson’s convictions for two counts of rape and one count of choking or strangling with intent to commit rape.
Uncontested Appeal: The appeal was uncontested, indicating that the authorities agreed with the significance of the new DNA evidence and its potential to change the outcome of the case.
Freedom: After serving 17 years in prison, Andrew Malkinson was released from custody as a result of the overturned convictions, leaving the court as a free man.
Further Grounds of Appeal: The judges stated that they would consider additional grounds of appeal involving disclosure issues concerning the contested identification evidence at a later date.
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Andrew Malkinson said police and courts had repeatedly ignored his pleas – until Wednesday’s Court of Appeal decision exonerated him due to DNA evidence linking the crime to someone else.
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A man who served 17 years in prison has had his rape conviction overturned after fresh DNA evidence emerged linking another suspect to the crime.
Andrew Malkinson was jailed for life with a minimum term of seven years after he was found guilty of the 2003 attack on a woman in Greater Manchester but stayed in jail for another decade because he maintained his innocence.
Mr Malkinson spoke after the overturning of his conviction outside of the Royal Court of Justice in London where he has called for Great Manchester Police to be held accountable.
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10 Andrew Malkinson: Man who spent 17 years in prison for rape he denies could have conviction quashed
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Andrew Malkinson could be allowed to appeal against his 2004 rape conviction after another man was arrested for the crime.
Mr Malkinson was 37 when he was found guilty of carrying out a violent sex attack on a mum-of-two by the M61 motorway in Little Hulton, Salford.
The victim, who had been walking home alone in the early hours of 19 July 2003 was sexually assaulted after being throttled until she was unconscious.
“I am innocent. Finally, I have the chance to prove it thanks to the perseverance of my legal team at APPEAL. I only have one life and so far 20 years of it has been stolen from me. Yesterday I turned 57 years old. How much longer will it take?”, said Andrew Malkinson.
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People who are wrongly convicted of crimes will no longer be made to pay living costs for the time they spent in prison.
The change has been prompted by the case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit.
Sky’s crime correspondent Martin Brunt reports.
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14 Andrew Malkinson: Police knew DNA wasn’t his years before release
16 aug 2023
Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit.
He was cleared last month, but it’s now been revealed that in 2007, prosecutors knew another man’s DNA was found on the victim’s clothes.
Despite this, the police and Crown Prosecution Service didn’t act, leaving Mr Malkinson behind bars for another 13 years.
Sky’s Crime Correspondent, Martin Brunt, has this report.
15 Andrew Malkinson: Lawyer calls for inquiry on miscarriage of justice
Police and prosecutors reportedly knew in 2007 that another man’s DNA was on the clothes of the woman Andrew Malkinson was wrongly imprisoned for raping, yet he stayed behind bars for 13 more years.
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Documents in the case of Andy Malkinson show the DNA of another man was identified three years after he was wrongly jailed for rape, yet he spent 13 more years in prison.
Mr Malkinson was found guilty in 2004 of raping a woman in Greater Manchester and only had his conviction quashed last month at the Court of Appeal.
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28 jul 2023 ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE
A man who served 17 years in prison had his rape conviction overturned after fresh DNA evidence emerged linking another suspect to the crime.
Andrew Malkinson, now 57, was jailed for life with a minimum term of seven years in 2004 after he was found guilty of the attack on a woman in Salford, Greater Manchester – but he stayed in jail for another decade because he maintained his innocence.
No DNA evidence linked him to the crime, with the prosecution case based solely on contested eyewitness identification.
His case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission on the basis of new DNA evidence that identified another suspect, only identifiable as Mr B, who has since been arrested.
The appeal was uncontested and Mr Malkinson’s convictions – two counts of rape and one of choking or strangling with intent to commit rape – were overturned by a panel of senior judges sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London.
Lord Justice Holroyde, who heard the case with Mr Justice Goose and Sir Robin Spencer, said: “Having considered for ourselves the new evidence and its effect we have no doubt that the new evidence shows the convictions to be unsafe.”
He told Mr Malkinson: “Having waited so many years, you leave the court a free man.”
The judges said they would give their decision on further grounds of appeal – involving disclosure issues surrounding the contested identification evidence – at a later date.
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