Letby, 35, was convicted for murdering of seven babies and attempting to kill seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital Credit: Cheshire Constabulary Jeremy Hunt has called for Lucy Letby’s case to be urgently re-examined. The former health secretary, who held the post when the neonatal nurse carried out her crimes, said new evidence “raises serious […]
Andrew Malkinson, who was exonerated last year after spending 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, has said that his fight to reform the legal system is far from over. Mr Malkinson, 59, had his conviction overturned in 2023 after years of maintaining his innocence. He told The Sunday Times that […]
Dame Vera Baird DBE KC appointed as interim chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) Urgent review ordered to restore public confidence in the organisation Justice for the wrongfully convicted vital to Government’s Plan for Change Dame Vera Baird DBE KC has today (3 June) been appointed as the interim Chair of the Criminal […]
The justice committee has called for a “root and branch” reform of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) and called for its chief executive to step down. A report from the cross-party panel of MPs found CCRC’s leadership “has shown a remarkable inability to learn from its own mistakes” after serious failures in its handling […]
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred a man’s rape conviction to the Court of Appeal. Learn More >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred a woman’s sentence to the Court of Appeal because a review found that new medical information raises a real possibility the Court will find that the sentence was manifestly excessive and reduce it. Learn More >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login […]
The judge jailing Peter Sullivan in 1987 said that the sadistic murder of Diane Sindall was “an abomination and an outrage”. Judge Ernest Sanderson Temple, the Recorder of Liverpool, then commended Detective Superintendent Thomas Baxter, one of two officers who led the investigation. Outside court Sindall’s father, Brian, said: “[Sullivan] has never shown one sign […]
The Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction of Peter Sullivan, who was found guilty in 1987 of the murder of Diane Sindall and given a life sentence. Ms Sindall was found dead on 2 August 1986 after leaving her place of work in Bebington, Merseyside. Mr Sullivan applied to the Criminal Cases […]
Peter Sullivan is free. His conviction has been quashed — after spending 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. As Editor of The Prisons Handbook for England and Wales, I’ve spent years scrutinising our criminal justice and prison systems. But some cases still have the power to stun. This is one […]
A man who has served 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence emerged. Peter Sullivan was jailed over the 1986 killing of 21-year-old barmaid Diane Sindall, who was subjected to a frenzied sexual attack in Birkenhead, Merseyside, as […]
The Justice Committee will question senior leaders of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) during a rescheduled one-off evidence session today Tuesday, 29 April on the work of the CCRC. In February, MPs on the cross-party Committee chaired by Labour MP Andy Slaughter called on CCRC bosses to attend a hearing in Parliament amid concerns over […]
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has launched a Case Studies Hub where users can find informative in-depth features on key themes of its work. As with the CCRC Case Library, which launched last September, this new resource will help inform potential applicants and members of the public about the organisation’s work, our tests […]