Posted May 13May 13 BBC NewsPeter Sullivan: Man jailed for 1986 murder acquitted afte...Peter Sullivan is believed to have suffered the longest miscarriage of justice involving a living prisoner in British legal historyJailed at 30 years old for a crime he didn’t commit. Now acquitted 38 years later. I believe compensation is capped at £1 million in this country so basically he is getting 28k for every year he was wrongly imprisoned and his life being ruined. Then think of her family. They thought they had justice now they have the double realisation her murderer escaped justice and someone innocent paid the price for her death. An extreme case but miscarriages of justice are not uncommon if you follow UK police and UK judicial incidents. Incompetent people and average thinkers all over the place.
May 17May 17 From what I've read during thee week, many locals knew who the real killer was but were too scared to tell police. One person told them they'd got it wrong.
May 17May 17 Wonder if this gives some quiet hope to Jeremy Bamber, jailed for 38 years too. Can't see him coming out though, except in a box.
May 17May 17 Author 19 minutes ago, CRAZY CHRIS said:From what I've read during thee week, many locals knew who the real killer was but were too scared to tell police. One person told them they'd got it wrong.Haven’t heard that but wouldn’t surprise me. He had learning difficulties so it was probably easy to manipulate or pressure him into a confession. Maybe he just wanted food or water or a break from aggressive actions/questioning. They also refused him a lawyer. Then obviously once people hear he confessed that’s the end of it for most people they don’t need to hear more. But there was never any real evidence. I wonder how many more out there like this? Probably thousands. I’ll look into the Jeremy Bamber one
May 17May 17 The main evidence were the bite marks on her breasts. Both her nipples were supposedly bitten off. A forensic dentist said the bite marks matched his teeth formation but another dentist disagreed. This evidence is now not thought to be reliable and rarely used these days. No other evidence againat him, other than the confession which he later retracted.He says he was at home with his wife and she verified that. Some witnesses saw a man around 50, a lot older than Sullevan, arguing with a man but just assumed it was a domestic so didn't intervene. All they need now is a name and they can rule him in or out and even if he's dead at least it brings closure for the family. Edited May 17May 17 by CRAZY CHRIS
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