Greater Manchester police failure led to man spending 17 years in prison, court told

Andrew Malkinson was convicted of raping a 33-year-old woman even thought no DNA linked him to the crime

Greater Manchester police failed to disclose key evidence that could have prevented a man spending 17 years in prison for rape when no DNA linked him to the crime, the court of appeal was told today.

Andrew Malkinson was convicted of raping a 33-year-old woman by a motorway in Greater Manchester in 2003. He always insisted he was innocent, spending an extra decade in prison as a result.