The Mancunian Way: A total failure of the judicial system
manchestereveningnews.co.ukKeep up to date with all the big stories from across Greater Manchester in the daily Mancunian Way newsletter. You can receive the newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday by signing up right here. Here's the Mancunian Way for today: Andrew Malkinson was due to appear on Radio 4 very early this morning - but he slept in.
That’s because last night was his first as a truly free man. Convicted in 2004 of the brutal rape of a woman in Salford - a crime he didn’t commit - Mr Malkinson spent 17 years behind bars.
His conviction was yesterday quashed by senior judges at the Court of Appeal after DNA evidence linking another man to the crime came to light.
He told the Today programme: “It’s the result I've waited for, for 20 years.” But his relief and joy are balanced with anger at ever having been convicted of the crime - and the strain of the painfully slow process to clear his name.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
