'The police destroyed my life and I am determined to hold them to account'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIn one sense, Andrew Malkinson's wait is finally coming to an end. In another, his fight is far from over. The 59-year-old spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit.
In 2023, after years of protesting his innocence, that conviction was quashed. He was wrongly convicted in 2004 and chances to free him were repeatedly missed, leading to one of the worst miscarriages of justice in UK legal history.
Today (February 13), 17 months after his innocence was confirmed by the Court of Appeal, Mr Malkinson finally received part of the compensation he is owed, And he vowed to "hold Greater Manchester Police to account".
His solicitor has welcomed the payment, but said a £1m cap on compensation payouts should be lifted. Currently that is the maximum that can be paid to victims of miscarriages of justice who are wrongly jailed for at least ten years.
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