Latest civil service & public affairs moves May 10
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Department for International Trade
– Louise Cantillon appointed as British consul general to New South Wales and deputy trade commissioner Asia Pacific.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: OneWeb – Rob Woodward appointed as non-executive director.
Innovate UK – Indro Mukerjee appointed as chief executive.
Regulatory Policy Committee – Stephen Gibson named as chair, having been in the role on an interim basis.
Insolvency Service – Gary Kildare, Samantha Durrant and Rob Hunt named as non-executive board members.
Department of Health and Social Care:
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image captionMichael Stone was convicted of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder
Lawyers for a man in prison for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell say a shoelace found at the scene could provide vital DNA evidence in their bid to overturn his conviction.
Michael Stone has twice been found guilty of murdering the mother and daughter in Chillenden, Kent, in 1996.
He was also found guilty of attempting to murder Megan s sister, Josie.
Stone s solicitor said Kent Police had found the previously-lost shoelace. Police are aware of Stone s appeal bid.
Paul Bacon said: It was a really vital piece of evidence. It was used in strangling one of the parties. So it was not only a piece of evidence, but it was a murder weapon.
Bootlace could be ‘huge’ in Stone’s bid to clear name over Chillenden murders
Lin Russell and her daughter Megan (Handout/PA)
A bootlace found at the scene of the Chillenden murders could be “absolutely huge” in the convicted killer’s quest to clear his name, his barrister says.
Michael Stone is currently serving three life sentences for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan, who were found bludgeoned to death in Kent in July 1996.
Ms Russell’s other daughter, Josie, then nine, suffered severe head injuries in the attack and the family’s dog, Lucy, was killed.
Michael Stone could be cleared of Russell murders after lost shoelace evidence found
A bootlace retrieved from the spot where Lin and Megan Russell were killed has now been rediscovered
Michael Stone yells as he departs from the Court of Appeal, January 19, 2005 in London (Image: Getty Images)
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A bootlace found at the scene of the Chillenden murders could be absolutely huge in the convicted killer s quest to clear his name, his barrister says.
Michael Stone is currently serving three life sentences for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan, who were found bludgeoned to death in Kent in July 1996.
Ms Russell s other daughter, Josie, then nine, suffered severe head injuries in the attack and the family s dog, Lucy, was killed.
Stone s defence team believes a potentially crucial piece of evidence, which they say was recently unearthed after being lost by police, could point the finger at someone else.