Metro – After 33 years I’m innocent
The Metro leads on Oliver Campbell, who was wrongfully convicted in 1991 for the murder of a shopkeeper, being cleared by judges 33 years later.
Brain-damaged man jailed over shopkeeper’s murder finally has conviction quashed
A man with severe learning difficulties who was jailed for the murder of a shopkeeper in east London more than 30 years ago has said his ‘fight for justice is finally over’ after his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal.
Oliver Campbell was 21 when he was given a life sentence at the Old Bailey for murdering Baldev Hoondle during a robbery at his store in Hackney in July 1990. He was released on licence in 2002.
Now 54, he said the overturning of what has been described as one of the longest miscarriages of justice in British history will allow him to ‘start my life an innocent man’.
Mr Campbell’s convictions rested largely on admissions he made towards the end of 14 police interviews, some of which were conducted without his solicitor being present.
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Editorial 12 September 2024.
Thursday’s front pages focus on a major report on the NHS which is to be published today. Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS in England is set to say major reform is needed for the national health service.
Elsewhere, analysis of the US presidential election TV debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump also looms large on the front pages.
A splash of other domestic and international stories find space on some of the front pages, including a report that the UK and US are considering letting Ukraine use long-range missiles in Russia.