'I only have one life and so far 20 years of it has been stolen from me.'
A man who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he denies has vowed to prove his innocence as police confirmed they have arrested an alternative suspect. Andrew Malkinson was 37 when he was found guilty of carrying out a violent sex attack on a mum-of-two by the M61 motorway in Little Hulton, Salford.
He could have walked free from prison after just six-and-a-half years if he had admitted the offence - but refused to do so. He was eventually freed by the parole board aged 55 and has been campaigning to clear his name with the help of law charity APPEAL. APPEAL presented these DNA results to the CCRC, who have been able to identify an alternative suspect via a search on the National DNA Database. Greater Manchester Police are now actively investigating this suspect.
In 2004, Mr Malkinson was convicted by a 10-2 majority jury verdict of the July 2003 rape of a 33-year-old woman in despite the absence of any forensic evidence linking him to the attack and discrepancies with the descriptions provided by eyewitnesses. Emily Bolton, Director of APPEAL and Mr Malkinson’s lawyer said: "APPEAL welcomes the CCRC’s decision to grant our client Andy the opportunity to finally clear his name, after more than seventeen years’ imprisonment for a crime of which he has always maintained his innocence.
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