Wrongly convicted Andrew Malkinson gets first compensation payout
A man who served 17 years in jail for rape has received the first part of the compensation payment, his lawyer said.
Andrew Malkinson has his Conviction canceled in 2023 After years of protest, his innocence, but has been waiting for compensation since then.
The 59-year-old, a security guard who worked in Salford before his arrest, was wrongly convicted in 2004, and the opportunity to release him was repeatedly missed, leading to British legal history One of the most serious judicial miscarriages.
Toby Wilton of Mr Malkinson’s legal team welcomed the payment but said the £1 million compensation cap should be lifted.
If someone is in jail for more than ten years, the maximum payment is set at £1 million.
Mr Wilton said “arbitrary and unfair salary caps” should be lifted, or “at least” increases with inflation, just like other payroll payments under the British legal system.
He said: “When Andy Malkinson was sent to jail for more than 17 years for crime, his life broke down. He just started to rebuild it.
“The government should remove the current compensation cap and end the twisted quirk, and although rewards under other compensation plans are excluded from the benefit assessment, Andy is now at risk of losing social housing because he has received the money.”
It was reported before that Mr. Malkinson was Strive to survive in profit And had to turn to food banks.
he Tell the guardian He will spend some money (speakably a huge six-figure fund) on his trip to Australia, the first time he has seen his half-sister since 1990.
“It’s a tough struggle because I can hardly pay for rent and food,” he said.
“So I am now glad that I am financially independent and the freedom I long for in prison.”
