Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women

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Two brothers, aged 5 and 7 at the time, were falsely accused of having caused the death of Kevin Hjalmarsson. Although the brothers were too young to stand trial, the police held a press conference stating the brothers had confessed to the murder, before closing the case. Following a television documentary in 2017, the case was reopened, and in 2018 the brothers were cleared of all wrongdoing. [120] Masacre de Pompeya: la Corte Suprema y absolvió a Fernando Carrera". Infobae . Retrieved November 11, 2018. The trio were wrongly convicted for the murder of newsagent, Phillip Saunders, who was battered with a spade outside his Cardiff home. The day's takings from his kiosk had been stolen, and five days later he died of his injuries. The Court of Appeal quashed their convictions in 1999. The three have since been paid six figure compensation, but South Wales Police had still not apologised or admitted liability for malicious prosecution. ruling.co.il/%D7%A2%22%D7%A4-3601-01-%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%94-%D7%96%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%A0.-%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%AA-%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C_0f6ee382-2b83-5f3d-fe11-78fbd7bb3fbf". ruling.co.il . Retrieved November 11, 2018.

Farnsworth, Clyde H. (April 11, 1995). "Queensville Journal; Jailed in Killing, He's Guilty Only of Being a Misfit". The New York Times. p.4. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014 . Retrieved August 16, 2010. Scottish nurse who was convicted in 1974 of the murder of a patient with insulin after being inspired by the plot of A Man Called Ironside. She was released on appeal in 1975, despite three appeal court judges saying there was ample evidence to support the conviction, as the trial judge had inadvertently misled the jury in his final summary. [146] The appeal court judges said that it was an omission that "a few words could have cured". [146] Apart from the case prosecuted, another 23 cases were deemed suspicious by investigators. [147] Although acquitted, McTavish's case often is mentioned in lectures at medical colleges in Britain, and is cited in textbooks and academic papers about forensic science and medical malpractice. [148] [149] [150] McTavish, now known as Jessie Gordon, is believed to have been the inspiration for serial killer nurse Colin Norris. [146]Donald Marshall exonerated of wrongful conviction". CBC Archives, January 26, 1990. Retrieved June 16, 2014. The Equal Pay Act in the UK is not fit for purpose. We're calling to end pay secrecy with a legal 'Right to Know'. The time for change is now.

A mother and daughter who were convicted of the murder of their husband/father after it was found that they had financially gained from his disappearance in 2001, had tried to murder him on previous occasions, and had lied about seeing him in 2008. They pled guilty to fraud, forgery and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and were found guilty of the murder. They were released on appeal one year later, even though their defence said that the "likelihood" was that "one or other" of the women had murdered him, as they had been convicted under joint enterprise and the judges said that the case required the "application of the established law" and ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove that they had both acted together to kill him. [191] [192] Pantani's death, Carlino acquitted; First and second verdicts overturned on appeal". La Gazetta dello Sport. November 10, 2011. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011 . Retrieved December 17, 2011. Steven Truscott's wrongful conviction of murder in the death of Lynne Harper stood for 48 years before finally being overturned on August 28, 2007. London-born Kercher was studying in Italy when she was found murdered in the home she shared with Knox. Knox, who was from Seattle, her Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, and Ivorian-born Rudy Guede were charged with the murder. Forensic evidence, including DNA from feces at the scene and fingerprints linked Guede to the scene, but the cases against Knox and Sollecito were controversial. Knox and Kercher were acquainted with Guede, but Knox and Sollecito claim they were at Sollecito's house at the time of the murder. Prosecutors argued Kercher was killed as part of a sex game gone wrong. [88] Dómur Mál nr. 521/2017"[Verdict case number 521/2017]. Supreme Court of Iceland (in Icelandic). September 27, 2018 . Retrieved January 14, 2019.years total in prison (was originally sentenced in the Finstad case to 25 years on May 29, 1978, but on appeal, the sentence was reversed to 16 years) Post was a carer for an 89-year-old woman who was strangled and robbed. She "seemed nervous" when questioned and under forceful police questioning she confessed although later retracted. Post's alibi was not verified, another nearby similar crime that Post could not have done was ignored and there was no corroborating evidence. She was released from prison in 1990. The Dutch Appeal Court acquitted Post in 2010 and the Dutch Prosecutor admitted he was wrong. [98]

Ebsary is found guilty in slaying that cost another man 11 years". The Globe and Mail. November 9, 1983. Amanda Knox verdict overturned by Italy's supreme court". Slate Magazine . Retrieved March 28, 2015. A brother’s 36-year fight against one of New Zealand’s worst miscarriages of justice, The The implementation of LASPO has resulted in a large reduction in numbers eligible for civil legal aid. Only around 25% of the population of England and Wales were eligible for civil legal aid in recent years. David Lammy MP, speaking, and Tory MP Andrew Mitchell, who told the campaigners he was ‘deeply concerned there has been so little response from the justice system’. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

Courts find executed Chinese teenager 'not guilty' ". BBC News. December 15, 2014 . Retrieved April 27, 2016.