Justice is done after a shocking wrongful conviction - The Saturday Story

Justice is done after a shocking wrongful conviction - The Saturday Story

From The Story by The Times

April 18, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent guilty verdict in a case of brutal rape, highlighting the wrongful conviction of an innocent man who spent over 17 years in jail.

Yesterday afternoon in Manchester, a man was found guilty of a brutal rape for which an innocent person had been wrongly jailed for more than 17 years. We bring you a special update to our groundbreaking podcast series Seventeen Years - The Andrew Malkinson Story , which first highlighted this tragic miscarriage of justice. You can listen to the full series on The Times Investigates feed: https://pod.fo/e/3256f8 Hosts: Will Roe & Emily Dugan, Sunday Times' Special correspondent. Producer: Will Roe. Clips: Greater Manchester Police.  We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help: Rape Crisis England & Wales NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault Criminal Cases Review Commission Appeal - Charity and law practice This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe  here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

  • wrongful conviction
  • rape
  • miscarriage of justice

Keywords

  • Manchester
  • Andrew Malkinson
  • Seventeen Years

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Times Investigates

Books & works: The Saturday Story, Seventeen Years - The Andrew Malkinson Story

Places: Manchester

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