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Convictions of Saliah Mehmet and Basil Peterkin linked to British Transport Police officer Derek Ridgewell posthumously quashed
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Convictions of Saliah Mehmet and Basil Peterkin linked to British Transport Police officer Derek Ridgewell posthumously quashed
Basil Peterkin and Saliah Mehmet had their decades-old convictions quashed at the Court of Appeal.
Two British Rail workers jailed for theft almost 50 years ago have had their convictions quashed posthumously after it emerged they were set up by a racist police officer.
Basil Peterkin and Saliah Mehmet had their decades-old convictions quashed at the Court of Appeal.
Exclusive: Cases of Basil Peterkin and Saliah Mehmet, who have since died, are latest referrals relating to DS Derek Ridgewell