Coming soon - Seventeen years: The Andrew Malkinson story

Murder in the Graveyard

EpisodeSep 21, 20211m

Coming soon - Seventeen years: The Andrew Malkinson story

Murder in the Graveyard

EpisodeSep 21, 20211m

In July 2003, a 33-year-old mother of two was raped and left for dead on a Greater Manchester roadside in a horrific attack. A few weeks later 37-year-old Andrew Malkinson was arrested for the crime and sentenced to life in jail. Now, journalist Emily Dugan from The Sunday Times has uncovered a raft of fresh evidence which casts doubt on the verdict and the criminal justice process in the UK.The new six-part investigative series begins this Friday 24th September here on the Reporter podcast, and will be released every Friday following. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Wendy Sewell, a 32-year-old legal secretary, was murdered in the pretty town of Bakewell, in England's Peak District, in September 1973. A cemetery groundskeeper, 17-year-old Stephen Downing, quickly became the prime suspect. Despite having learning difficulties and a reading age of 11, he was arrested, questioned for nine hours without a lawyer present and eventually convinced to sign a confession full of words he did not understand.Years later, local newspaper editor Don Hale started to campaign over Stephen's conviction, fighting for the case to be sent back to court. Using brand new interviews, Murder in the Graveyard provides a fresh insight...

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