The murder of Lynette White in 1988 led to a terrible miscarriage of justice, with the wrongful imprisonment of three innocent men, known as the ‘Cardiff 3’. This case became the first to be re-investigated thoroughly after their conviction was overturned and the real perpetrator later tried and convicted. You can read more on the original case here...
This led to an unprecedented trial of eight police officers who were involved in the original wrongful convictions (see here…). This trial collapsed to the shock and dismay of many observers, and there is now to be an inquiry into the collapse of the trial and the conduct of the Crown Prosecution Service (read here…). There are some interesting news videos and interviews on the collapse of the trial on Channel 4 News here…
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