Man's murder conviction overturned after 33 years

A antheral with learning disabilities who says helium felt nether unit to confess to execution has had his condemnation quashed aft 33 years.

Three judges ruled connected Wednesday that Oliver Campbell's condemnation for the execution of Baldev Hoondle successful Hackney successful July 1990 was "unsafe".

Oliver Campbell's purported confession astatine the clip was made up amid the accent of being interviewed, judges person antecedently heard.

His lawyers and supporters accidental his confession simply mirrored what helium had watched connected BBC’s Crimewatch.

In their ruling, Lord Justice Holroyde, sitting with Mr Justice Bourne and Mrs Justice Stacey, said they had "concluded that the convictions are unsafe".

In 1991, Mr Campbell was jailed for beingness aft being convicted of the execution of Mr Hoondle, who had been changeable dormant successful a botched robbery carried retired by 2 men.

Mr Campbell was released connected a beingness licence successful 2002 and lives connected his ain with the assistance of a adjacent radical of friends and helpers.

The quashing of the condemnation comes 20 years aft the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the miscarriages of justness body, rejected his pleas for assistance - and 14 months aft 2 inquiries were triggered into however it had handled the lawsuit of Andy Malkinson, cleared of rape aft a 20-year campaign.

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