Tragische Fouten, Harde Lessen
Tragic Failures and Hard Lessons from Systemic Weaknesses
Andrew Malkinson Vindicated man says police knew withheld evidence was crucial to case
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A focused look at the Andrew Malkinson case, highlighting key turning points in one of the UK’s most serious miscarriages of justice and his eventual exoneration.
The case of Andrew Malkinson is one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in recent British legal history. Convicted in 2003 of rape and imprisoned for 17 years, his case was built on evidence that later proved to be deeply flawed. Decades later, DNA testing ultimately excluded him, forcing a complete reassessment of how the conviction was reached and why it took so long to correct. This page focuses on the key turning points that defined the case and the critical failures that allowed a wrongful conviction to stand for so long.
De zaak van Andrew Malkinson behoort tot de meest ingrijpende gerechtelijke dwalingen in het recente Britse rechtssysteem. Hij werd in 2003 veroordeeld voor verkrachting en zat 17 jaar in de gevangenis op basis van bewijs dat later ernstig gebrekkig bleek te zijn. Jaren later wees DNA-onderzoek hem definitief uit als dader, wat leidde tot een herbeoordeling van hoe deze veroordeling tot stand kon komen en waarom het zo lang duurde voordat de fout werd rechtgezet. Deze pagina richt zich op de sleutelmomenten van de zaak en de cruciale fouten die dit mogelijk hebben gemaakt.
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Rapist jailed for 24 years after innocent man served nearly two decades for his crime
5 jun 2026 #Manchester #Crime #UK
A rapist who let an innocent man serve nearly two decades in prison for his crime has been sentenced to 24 years in jail at Manchester Crown Court.
Paul Quinn, 52, was found guilty in April this year of raping a woman in 2003 after advances in testing meant that a billion-to-one match of his DNA profile was made with saliva left on the victim’s vest top.
Andrew Malkinson, who was previously wrongly convicted and served 17 years in jail, said all those responsible for “allowing this dangerous man to wander free” must be “held to account”.
A rapist who let an innocent man serve nearly two decades in prison for his crime has been sentenced to 24 years in jail at Manchester Crown Court.
Paul Quinn, 52, was found guilty in April this year of raping a woman in 2003 after advances in testing meant that a billion-to-one match of his DNA profile was made with saliva left on the victim’s vest top.
Andrew Malkinson, who was previously wrongly convicted and served 17 years in jail, said all those responsible for “allowing this dangerous man to wander free” must be “held to account”.
Een verkrachter die een onschuldige man 17 jaar achter de tralies liet zitten, is veroordeeld tot 24 jaar gevangenisstraf.
Paul Quinn, 52, werd schuldig bevonden aan de verkrachting van een vrouw in 2003, nadat DNA-tests met een kans van één op een miljard zijn profiel koppelden aan speeksel op het hemd van het slachtoffer.
Andrew Malkinson riep op tot verantwoording voor iedereen die deze gevaarlijke man jarenlang vrij liet rondlopen.
Paul Quinn jailed for historic rape for which innocent man was WRONGLY imprisoned
Historische verkrachtingszaak: gerechtigheid geschied
Paul Quinn is veroordeeld tot 24 jaar gevangenisstraf voor een verkrachting uit 2003, nadat nieuw DNA-bewijs eindelijk de onschuldige man vrijpleitte die bijna twintig jaar in de gevangenis zat voor een misdaad die hij niet had begaan.
Historic Rape Case Sees Justice Served
Paul Quinn has been sentenced to 24 years for a 2003 rape, after new DNA evidence finally cleared the innocent man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Brutal rapist FINALLY jailed after man was wrongfully imprisoned for 17 YEARS
6 jun 2026 #uknews #ukcrime #crime
An evil predator has been jailed for the brutal 2003 rape of a woman for which an innocent man was wrongfully convicted and jailed for 17 years.
Vile Paul Quinn, 52, was caged for 24 years yesterday for the savage beating and rape that was wrongly blamed on Salford man Andrew Malkinson. He was incorrectly picked out at as the attacker in an identity parade, and in 2004, a jury convicted him solely on the basis of eyewitness accounts.
In April, jurors at Manchester Crown Court convicted Quinn of rape, grievous bodily harm, and attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle with intent.
The victim, a mother-of-two – hailed as a hero by sentencing judge Mr Justice Bright today – was walking home along Cleggs Lane in Little Hulton, near Salford, in the early hours of July 19, 2003. The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was dragged down an embankment by Quinn where she was beaten, raped and strangled.
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Historic Rape Case Sees Justice Served
Paul Quinn has been sentenced to 24 years for a 2003 rape, after new DNA evidence finally cleared the innocent man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Rapist Paul Quinn who BRUTALLY attacked woman before watching innocent man ROT in jail LOCKED UP
5 jun 2026 #uknews #crime #jailed
A rapist who watched on as an innocent man served 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit has finally faced justice.
Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of the brutal rape and attack of a 33-year-old mother-of-two as she walked home in the early hours of July 19, 2003.
The woman was followed and then dragged down a motorway embankment off Cleggs Lane in Little Hulton, Salford, near the M61, where she was viciously attacked and raped.
Despite no DNA evidence linking Mr Malkinson to the notorious crime, he was prosecuted and convicted after the woman said she had been ‘100 per cent’ sure that he was the perpetrator.
In 2004 at Manchester Crown Court, Mr Malkinson received a life sentence and was ordered to serve at least seven years behind bars. But he remained in prison until 2020, as he maintained his innocence and tried to lodge appeals to clear his name. He was only cleared in 2023.
On Friday (June 5), at the same courthouse, Quinn, 52, received an extended sentence for public protection, comprising of 21 years in prison and an extra three years on licence.
He will serve two-thirds of the 21 year sentence before he can be considered for release by the Parole Board. In April, following a trial, he was found guilty of two counts of rape and well as inflicting GBH and a charge of attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle with intent.
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Rapist Paul Quinn who brutally attacked woman before watching innocent Andrew Malkinson rot in jail locked up
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Historic Rape Case Sees Justice Served
Paul Quinn has been sentenced to 24 years for a 2003 rape, after new DNA evidence finally cleared the innocent man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Rapist who watched on as innocent man spent 17 years in jail finally faces justice for BRUTAL attack
17 apr 2026 #uknews #guilty #crime
A rapist who watched on as an innocent man spent 17 years in jail for a crime he did not commit has finally faced justice.
Paul Quinn, 52, has been found guilty of raping a 33-year-old mother-of-two after he stalked and followed her, before dragging her down an embankment at the side of a motorway and brutally attacking her.
She was knocked unconscious after being strangled. The woman was left bloodied and bruised in the early hours of July 19, 2003 off Cleggs Lane in Little Hulton, near the M61.
On Friday (April 17), Quinn, of Whipton Barton Road, Exeter, was found guilty of two counts of rape and well as inflicting GBH and a charge of attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle with intent.
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Historic Rape Case Sees Justice Served
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