Peter Sullivan

[securespark]

Conviction quashed!

New DNA evidence has pointed to another person.

Peter Sullivan who has spent 38 years in jail for murder has conviction quashed

Mr Sullivan was convicted of murdering Diane Sindall in Birkenhead in August 1986 but a review found his DNA was not present on samples preserved at the time.

news.sky.com

 

[Notch7]

38 years is pretty close to taking somebody’s life.

It’s impossible to contemplate

Poor chap will be so institutionalised, will he ever be able to cope

 

[Notch7]

Seems like a confession was beaten out of him

 

[motorbiking]

At least he will get some compensation.

 

[blup]

Let’s hope he has better luck than the sub post masters

 

[Odds]

In Transam's world he'd already be hung, drawn and forced to listen to The Archer's til expired from the relentless boredom of it all.

 

[pete01]

What about this poor chap.....$175.000 OMG

Man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder he didn't commit is exonerated by judge

Glynn Simmons, 71, is eligible for $175,000 compensation after spending nearly half a century behind bars due to a wrongful conviction.

news.sky.com

 

[Vinty]

Seems like a confession was beaten out of him

Forced confessions were quite common back then.
That is why they have cameras in police interview rooms.
There should be an inquiry to find out why someone would admit to a murder they did not commit.

 

[Brigadier]

Forced confessions were quite common back then.
That is why they have cameras in police interview rooms.
There should be an inquiry to find out why someone would admit to a murder they did not commit.

Said on R5L today that he was a "vulnerable person".

May be a polite way of saying he was not as.......capable.......

Open to suggestion, manipulation?


"Another crime solved ", and pats on the back all round.

 

[Notch7]

Forced confessions were quite common back then.

Somebody on LBC today said there will load of outstanding cases but the investigating board isn’t fit for purpose

 

[Vinty]

The Peter Sullivan case isn't an isolated incident.
There was the case of the educationally subnormal bloke who 'confessed' to the murder of child, eventually new DNA evidence cleared him.
Back then , it was a case of innocent until proven guilty but what people didn't understand was that once you sign a confession , that principle is reversed, the onus is on the defence to prove that the confession was obtained through coercion, which was a very hard thing to do back in the 70's and 80's.

 

[Brigadier]

Somebody on LBC today said there will load of outstanding cases but the investigating board isn’t fit for purpose

Also, that the investigation board investigating was done by....... retired coppers.

"Marking their own homework."


Little wonder then, that "nothing to see, move along now" was / is the standard response.

 

[Deleted member 323070]

In Transam's world he'd already be hung, drawn and forced to listen to The Archer's til expired from the relentless boredom of it all.

Also, that the investigation board investigating was done by....... retired coppers.

"Marking their own homework."


Little wonder then, that "nothing to see, move along now" was / is the standard response.

And the case would never have been re-investigated. So he would be guilty for evermore.

 

[motorbiking]

The Peter Sullivan case isn't an isolated incident.
There was the case of the educationally subnormal bloke who 'confessed' to the murder of child, eventually new DNA evidence cleared him.
Back then , it was a case of innocent until proven guilty but what people didn't understand was that once you sign a confession , that principle is reversed, the onus is on the defence to prove that the confession was obtained through coercion, which was a very hard thing to do back in the 70's and 80's.

Indeed, there are some fantastic charities that support victims of injustice. Unfortunately, they get swamped with those who are dishonest/guilty.

 

[ic1927]

Three blokes from my old neighbourhood spent 11 years inside for a murder they didn't do.

What it's like to be wrongly convicted of murder: Michael O'Brien, the Cardiff Newsagent Three, and what happened next - MOJO

From the Wales Online website we reproduce this fascinating article about our friend, Michael O’Brien, and his journey to, and through, his appalling miscarriage of justice. Michael is a courageous and inspiring man. His story is compelling reading: On the afternoon of July 20 1988, a jury at...

mojoscotland.org