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Investigation launched following case of man who was wrongly jailed for 38 years
The IOPC investigates serious misconduct claims linked to a 38-year wrongful conviction overturned by new DNA evidence, with police continuing the search for the real killer.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating Merseyside Police regarding the wrongful conviction of Peter Sullivan, who spent 38 years in prison for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall.
- Sullivan's conviction was quashed in May 2025 after scientific advances identified an unknown man's DNA, exonerating the 68-year-old after 38 years behind bars.
- Sullivan claimed officers beat him in his cell and threatened him with being charged for "35 other rapes" if he did not confess, alleging he was "stitched up" during interrogations.
- IOPC Director Amanda Rowe called the case "one of the worst miscarriages of justice," confirming the watchdog is gathering records and speaking to agencies despite "substantial evidential challenges."
- Merseyside Police continues to hunt for Sindall's killer through a probe separate from the IOPC investigation, with Supt Rachel Wilson stating the force will "leave no stone unturned.
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Peter Sullivan was found guilty of the 1986 murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Bebington, Merseyside but had the conviction quashed after the longest miscarriage of justice in British history
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