Home  Forums |
|
|
|
|
Topic History of: Proved innocent after 27 years
Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
|
JK2006 |
Due to be heard this summer Mike. |
|
Mike Willis |
Guilty until proved innocent.
He will no doubt get huge compensation but it will not compensate the 27 years he has lost from his life.
I could say, I am astonished at the miscarriage of justice but I'm not. After seeing what the police did to Colin Stagg (as seen on Crimewatch), anything is possible.
Any news on your appeal JK? |
|
JK2006 |
Excellent point DD and my old bugbear - accountability.
That is the key point (as hinted at by Judge Judge in his statement). |
|
Dominic Dee |
Media, police and government are all skirting round some very important questions. If this man did not commit the murder, and we now know he didn't, why was he arrested in the first place? Ok, he confessed, but there have been attention seeking false confessions for decades. It is the duty of the police to investigate thoroughly. What evidence did they have to back up the confession? Did they check his story to see if he knew the timings and exact circumstances of the murder?
I get the impression that there was a very poor investigation with the police putting in very little effort once someone had confessed. At the time, it was unlikely that anyone would know different, other than the real murderer, and so they just accepted the confession at face value in order to quickly wrap up the case.
No doubt those officers have retired by now, but if a man had 27 years of his life stolen due to their laziness and negligence, they should be made to answer for that in some way.
Is there going to be an investigation into the investigation? |
|
Emma Bee |
None of the above named, including yourself JK, were actually proven guilty. The verdict in each case was an assumption of guilt based on very little or no evidence. It's about time those in power got the legal system sorted out and restored the presumption of innocence. Also they need to research the meaning of the words evidence and proven and then apply them properly.
I felt so sorry for this pale and broken man as he walked out of court. Such a large chunk of his life stolen from him. He can never get those years back. We see so many miscarriages of justice that it seems the politicians and police do not care at all. Nothing is ever done to halt the injustice. Instead we see the governments making it even easier to convict without evidence. I think it is shameful. |
|
|
|
