Criminal Cases Review Commission apologises to Andrew Malkinson for handling of case

Chair Helen Pitcher says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for failing man jailed for 17 years for rape he did not commit

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The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission has offered an “unreserved apology” to Andrew Malkinson for its handling of his case after he spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit.

The apology from Helen Pitcher came after the completion of an independent review of the case by Chris Henley KC.