Man behind bars for 38 years has murder conviction overturned in ‘UK’s longest-running miscarriage of justice’
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Man wrongly convicted of murder released after 38 years behind bars
- Peter Sullivan, 68, has had his murder conviction overturned after serving 38 years in prison, making it potentially the UK's longest miscarriage of justice.
- He was convicted in 1987 for the murder of Diane Sindall, but new DNA evidence from the crime scene did not match his.
- Sullivan maintained his innocence throughout his imprisonment and had appealed his conviction twice before, citing concerns about bite mark analysis and police interview procedures.
- The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) referred his case to the Court of Appeal, which quashed the conviction based on the new DNA evidence.
- Merseyside Police confirmed that their investigation into Diane Sindall's murder has been reopened.