THE DOWNING CASE : Error that stared lawyers in the face for 27 years Detectives' denial of suspect's basic rights, and not inconsistencies in the case, secured release and victory for local editor

The Independent - London | February 8, 2001| | Copyright

WHEN STEPHEN Downing walked free yesterday after serving 27 years for a crime he probably never committed, it was not startling new evidence that cleared his path.

Although forensic science and the dogged work of a local journalist have thrown up a whole raft of inconsistencies in his conviction, it was a procedural travesty that gave him his liberty, a glaring error that had been staring lawyers in the face for more than 25 years.

When Mr Downing was arrested in September 1973 for the murder of Wendy Sewell, he was questioned from 2.30pm until 11pm before being charged. He was not cautioned ...

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