The head of a British judicial body that is supposed to help people who have been wrongly convicted resigned over a case of an innocent man who spent 17 years of a life sentence in prison for a violent rape committed by

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Failures in rape case brings down head of British agency that probes miscarriages of justice

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Chair of miscarriages of justice review body quits

Mr Malkinson had made repeated demands for Helen Pitcher to be fired.

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‘A scapegoat over Malkinson case’: Criminal Cases Review Commission boss resigns

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The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) Helen Pitcher has resigned, claiming she was made a “scapegoat” for the failures that led to a man being wrongly convicted and imprisoned for 17 years. Helen Pitcher. Photo credit: Criminal Cases Review Commission/PA Wire In her resignation letter, as seen by City AM, Pitcher hits back at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), stating she regrets former Tory Ministers “chose to make me a scapegoat…

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Criminal Case Review chief 'scapegoat' resigns after historic failures

Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of rape, said he feels “vindicated” after the resignation of the head of the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice. Mr Malkinson was jailed in 2004 until his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in July last year. Announcing her resignation on Tuesday, Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) chairwoman Helen Pitcher said she had been made a …

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Andrew Malkinson ‘vindicated’ after resignation of case review board boss

Our thanks to Mandy for this. Of course the Helen Pitcher believes she’s been made a “scapegoat” in relation to failings over the Andy Malkinson affair, which saw Mr Malkinson spend 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit. Time and again we see women who lead organisations refusing to accept responsibility for their failings. They will take credit for a team’s successes, but not take the blame for its failings. This is just one of many man…

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Helen Pitcher, chair of miscarriages of justice review body, quits

The head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has resigned and told The Times she was “made a scapegoat” over the Andrew Malkinson…

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Head of body resigns over man who wrongly served 17 years for rape

Mr Malkinson had made repeated demands for Helen Pitcher to be fired. The head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has resigned and told The Times she was “made a scapegoat” over the Andrew Malkinson case. Mr Malkinson spent 17 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit and called for a complete overhaul of the CCRC, claiming the body “obstructed my fight for justice”. He repeated demands for chairwoman Helen Pitcher to be fired a…

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