Wrongfully Convicted Man Exonerated After 17 Years

0:00On April 17, Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years behind bars for a brutal rape he didn't commit back in July 2003 near Manchester. A free-spirited traveler from Grimsby, he got wrongly pegged after a shaky eyewitness ID and no matching DNA at the time. Exonerated by the Court of Appeal in July 2023, his nightmare finally cracked open thanks to advanced testing that pointed to the reel. Earlier that summer, cops pulled him over on a motorbike ride and weeks later, those same officers fingered him for the crime despite no scratches on. His space or solid evidence, flawed line-ups, undisclosed witness criminal records, and overlooked male DNA on the victim's clothes kept him locked up even after better testing. 2007 revealed an unknown profile. Malkinson's life got shredded, deny parole for insisting he was innocent, released on license in 2020 but still branded a rapist. The victim endured reliving trauma with the wrong guy in court, while the system stone walled appeals for years, drawing sharp criticism for police, rushes and review board fumbles.

1:07Fast forward to last Friday, April 17, Paul Quinn from Exeter got nailed guilty on two rape counts, grievous bodily harm and attempted, strangling. DNA from the victim's vest shielded after sample survived despite destroyed evidence. He's due for sentencing June 5. Now probes ramp up with a judge led inquiry ahead, IOPC ironed five X-Cops for misconduct and greater Manchester police owning their failures. Malkinson's pushing for full accountability, so no one else loses decades to this broken machine.