Jury awards $5.7 million to man who was wrongfully convicted

Jury awards $5.7 million to man who was wrongfully convicted

A jury of eight men awarded $5.7 million dollars to Ricky Birch, who spent nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The civil trial marks the end of Birch’s lawsuit against the Town of New Milford and two former police detectives. While the jury found that David Shortt and Steven Jordan did not violate Birch’s right...

Wrongfully convicted: Ashley Oosthuizen's mom pleads for public support

As the fight continues to free Ashley Oosthuizen from her 33.4-year sentence in a Thai prison, her mom, Lynnette (Lynn) Blignaut, is pleading for global support to help manage the living and legal expenses required to sustain Ashley’s survival and the duo’s legal efforts, reports Cape {town} Etc. Having graduated high school in George in the Western Cape, Ashley moved to Thailand in 2018 to work as an English teacher. She was later let go from h…