‘Four men were jailed for life in 2017 for planning terrorist attack in UK after elaborate undercover police operation.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission has offered an “unreserved apology” to Andrew Malkinson for its handling of his case after he spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The families of two schoolgirls murdered in 1986 have received an apology from Sussex Police over mistakes in its investigations.’
BBC News, 18th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his friend and cut up his body with power tools has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.’
BBC News, 12th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been convicted of killing a woman almost 30 years ago, with a bloody footprint and a hair stuck to a ring being used to identify him.’
BBC News, 15th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘When it is disputed whether a person uses drugs, the family court can – and often does – order hair strand testing to determine the issue. This article draws upon the work of lawyer Sarah Branson and drug tester Paul Hunter, who have explored the limitations of hair strand testing and highlighted the need for caution in relying on hair strand test results (See Recent scientific developments in hair strand testing and racial bias in current practices of hair strand testing. I’m going to call this ‘the Fam Law article’). Even so, hair strand testing continues to be the ’go-to’ when there is a question over drug use. Despite an increasing recognition of the possibility of mistakes and errors in the production and reporting of hair strand test evidence, this evidence is still regularly relied upon by the courts as evidence of substance use. These problems are often underestimated, which can have disastrous consequences.’
Transparency Project, 24th January 2024
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The organisation responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice missed a major opportunity to reconsider Andrew Malkinson’s case, internal documents suggest.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Criminal Cases Review Commission re-examines case of Wang Yam, who was convicted of 2006 murder of Allan Chappelow in London.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A pregnant 11-year-old girl who has twice been raped by teenage boys should have a termination, a High Court judge has ruled.’
The Independent, 11th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The BBC has reached a settlement with a woman who said Martin Bashir had borrowed but failed to return her murdered daughter’s clothes.’
BBC News, 6th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Each year, thousands of people in England and Wales are accused of crimes for which they are later acquitted. While their names may be cleared, they are often left emotionally and financially devastated – as Brian Buckle, who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing a child, discovered first-hand.’
BBC News, 6th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who slashed three horses with a knife and tried to strangle another has been jailed.’
BBC News, 26th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 42-year-old man given a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering a six-year-old boy nearly 30 years ago is waiting for a ruling on an appeal.’
The Independent, 4th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police and prosecutors in the Andrew Malkinson case knew there was another man’s DNA on the victim’s clothes in 2007 – three years after he was wrongly convicted of rape – but he remained in prison for another 13 years.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A child killer who brutally murdered a “bright and sparky” seven-year-old girl and managed to escape justice for more than 30 years has been sentenced to life in prison.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ashley Hodgkinson, Sample Collections Manager at AlphaBiolabs, discusses hair drug testing and nail drug testing, together with the benefits of each test.’
Family Law, 9th March 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for life for raping and murdering a girl almost 50 years ago, in the oldest double jeopardy case in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 14th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, answers some of the most common questions about prenatal paternity testing for legal matters.’
Family Law Week, 14th November 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Forensic science witnesses in criminal justice cases can expect to be subject to the Forensic Science Regulator’s statutory regime by the end of March 2023, incumbent regulator Gary Pugh said today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Six-year-old Rikki Neave disappeared after leaving home for school in November 1994 – his body was discovered the following day. A BBC investigation has found that police ignored scientific evidence to build a case against his mother, leaving his killer free for more than 20 years.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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