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Rape Accuser: 'Not Sure It Was the Right Man'
9 Mar
Summary
- Complainant told police she was 'not too sure it was the right man'.
- New DNA tests linked another man to the 2003 rape.
- The wrongly convicted man spent 17 years in prison.
A woman who alleged rape by Andrew Malkinson admitted to police 22 years ago that she had doubts about his identification. Malkinson served 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, a situation described in court as a "most terrible" miscarriage of justice. Currently, Paul Quinn is on trial at Manchester crown court, accused of the 2003 rape. Fresh DNA tests reportedly link Quinn to the victim.
During Malkinson's 2004 trial, the complainant testified that she was "more than 100% sure." However, she later told the court she had expressed uncertainty to police, including a detective named Helen, and to her husband. She recalled being told by an officer that her doubts were merely "trial nerves" and that other evidence would confirm guilt.
