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DNA Breakthrough Exposes 17-Year Wrongful Conviction
11 Mar
Summary
- A woman was subjected to a horrific rape attack in Salford.
- A man wrongly convicted spent 17 years in jail for the crime.
- DNA advancements years later linked a new suspect to the assault.
A former police officer has recounted the "horrific" rape of a woman that led to a wrongful conviction. In July 2003, the victim was discovered in a severely distressed state on a motorway embankment in Little Hulton, Salford. The retired officer described the scene as one of the most horrific she had ever witnessed.
Initially, Andrew Malkinson was convicted of the crime and served 17 years in prison. His appeals between 2006 and 2018 were dismissed. He was released in 2020, and his conviction was finally overturned in 2021 following a further appeal.
Paul Quinn, the man now on trial, was 29 at the time of the attack. Years later, DNA evidence found at the crime scene was compared to Quinn's profile. Experts stated it was at least one billion times more likely that Quinn was involved than not. Quinn has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, grievous bodily harm, and attempted strangulation.
