Andrew Malkinson 'vindicated' over GMP failures after he wins further parts of Court of Appeal bid
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAndrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, has won further grounds in his successful Court of Appeal bid to clear his name.
The 57-year-old was found guilty of of a violent rape of a woman by the M61 motorway in Little Hulton in July 2003 and the next year was jailed for life with a minimum term of seven years.
He served 10 more because he maintained his innocence. But his conviction was quashed by senior judges at the Court of Appeal in July after DNA evidence linking another man to the crime came to light.
Overturning Mr Malkinson’s convictions, for two counts of rape and one of choking or strangling with intent to commit rape, Lord Justice Holroyde said he could “leave the court free and no longer be subject to the conditions of licence”. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. At the time of Mr Malkinson’s trial, there was no DNA evidence linking him to the crime and the prosecution case against him was based only on identification evidence.
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