Viscount Runciman of Doxford, sociologist from a dynasty of shipowners and intellectuals – obituary
He was brought up as the bright only child of an inheritance that combined wealth, connections and a high sense of public duty
22 December 2020 • 3:14pm
Lord Runciman: appointed in 1991 to chair the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice in England and Wales, to probe high-profile miscarriages of justice such as the convictions, subsequently quashed, of the ‘Maguire Seven’ and ‘Guildford Four’
Credit: Brian Smith
The 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford, who has died aged 86, was a classical scholar and historical sociologist as well as a leader of the British shipping industry in which his family had prospered. He was also president of the British Academy, chairman of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice and a City regulator.
Man jailed for life 16 years ago after woman raped next to M61 claims fresh DNA evidence proves his innocence
Andrew Malkinson was jailed for life in 2004 after being convicted of raping a mum-of-two in Little Hulton
12:40, 15 DEC 2020
Andrew Malkinson was jailed for life after being convicted of rape in 2004 (Image: APPEAL)
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First published on Sun 13 Dec 2020 19.01 EST
Two men who were jailed nearly 50 years ago on the word of a corrupt detective could finally have their names cleared.
The cases of two members of the so-called “Stockwell Six”, who were accused of attempting to rob that officer on the underground, are now being referred to the court of appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).
The case is the latest involving the late Det Sgt Derek Ridgewell of the British Transport Police (BTP), who died in 1982 in prison, where he was serving a sentence for conspiracy to steal mailbags. The CCRC is now seeking to contact the remaining co-defendants in the case so that they, too, can have their cases referred.
EXCLUSIVE: Two Black men from the Stockwell Six, convicted on evidence of a ‘bent’ white police officer have their convictions sent for appeal
The Criminal Cases Review Commission wants more men to come forward
PICTURED: The Supreme Court in London (Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)
TWO BLACK men who were convicted on the evidence of a now discredited white police officer, have had their cases referred for appeal,
The Voice and The Guardian can exclusively reveal.
Courtney Harriott and Paul Green were part of a group of six young men, who later became known as the
Stockwell Six. In 1972, they were charged with assault with intent to rob on a London Underground train.