England, UK. 21.2.1997. London. 'Bridgewater Three' freed. L-R James Robinson and cousins Vincent and Michael Hickey, who were jailed for 18 years for the murder of 13-year-old paper boy Carl Bridgewater, were released after the Court of Appeal ruled their convictions unsafe..Since they were jailed in 1979, the men had always protested their innocence but it took six separate police inquiries and three full appeals for them to walk free.

England, UK. 21.2.1997. London. 'Bridgewater Three' freed. L-R James Robinson and cousins Vincent and Michael Hickey freed after 18 years in prison for the murder of 13-year-old paper boy Carl Bridgewater. This appalling miscarriage of justice arose from the confession of a fourth man who has already died in prison, Patrick Malloy, which should have been ruled inadmissible. The police were accused of forging a statement purporting to come from Vincent Hickey, which Malloy had said tricked him into making his confession after being shown it. Electrostatic document analysis tests confirmed that the statement was a forgery. Since they were jailed in 1979, the men had always protested their innocence but it took six separate police inquiries and three full appeals for them to walk free...Copyright © 1997 Andrew Wiard.W: www.reportphotos.com.E: info@reportphotos.com.