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'Beast of Birkenhead' -INNOCENT Man Jailed For Murder ACQUITTED After 38 Years
Peter Sullivan: INNOCENT Man Jailed For Murdering a Woman in 1986 is ACQUITTED After 38 Years
'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan in line for GBP 1MIL compensation payout after spending 38 years in jail for murder he didnt commit in UKs longest miscarriage of justice MailOnline 14 MAY 2025 https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/05...7174727707.jpg Dubbed the Beast of Birkenhead after the brutal killing, Mr Sullivan, victim of one of Britains worst miscarriages of justice pictured in an old mugshot, walked free last night having spent 38 years in jail But yesterday he said he was not bitter or angry, and will begin repairing what I made from the driftwood that is my life In a statement released through his solicitor Sarah Myatt moments after his conviction was thrown out at the Court of Appeal in London, he added: As God is my witness, it is said the truth shall set you free. It is unfortunate that it does not give a timescale It means Miss Sindalls killer may still be at large, after recent advances in DNA analysis suggested an unknown male was responsible for the sexually motivated murder in Merseyside. The new suspect does not appear on the National DNA Database, nor is he linked to any other unsolved offences, bringing fresh anguish to the loved ones of Miss Sindall. Detectives with Merseyside Police have already begun a new investigation into the killing. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/05...7186229837.jpg He is now in line for a GBP 1 million payout after judges quashed his conviction for the murder of 21 year old florist Diane Sindall in 1986 https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/05...7174748481.jpg A court sketch shows Peter Sullivan, now 68, reacting as he found out his conviction had been quashed on May 13 https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/05...7175681870.jpg Members of Mr Sullivans family in the public gallery wept as Lord Justice Holroyde announced: We quash the conviction https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/05...7175224250.jpg Outside court, his sister Kim Smith, flanked by brothers Mark and David Sullivan, said the family would try to build a life around him again https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/05...7175685821.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqk_mTBfKk4 |
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