Andrew Malkinson rape conviction quashed after 20 years

So after two decades of protesting his innocence, which meant remaining in prison far longer than if he had simply pretended to be guilty, Andrew Malkinson's case returned to the Appeal Court today, with the hearing being a forgone conclusion as the prosecutors announced in advance that they would not mount a case. DNA evidence has led to another man being investigated for the crime, said DNA evidence being found by the organization Appeal rather than by any of the relevant authorities. Full story from the BBC below and its well worth looking at the picture of Andrew Malkinson versus the e-fit the victim helped create and a variety of other identifying details that Malkinson did not share with the perpetrator.

Andrew Malkinson's rape conviction quashed after 20-year fight

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