Man jailed for rape gets chance to clear his name

A MAN who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he denies has taken a step closer to clearing his name.

- NEAL KEELING

Yesterday, judges ruled that the case of Andrew Malkinson should be heard in full by the Court of Appeal.

Andrew was 37 when he was found guilty on February 10, 2004, of carrying out a violent sex attack on a mum-of-two by the M61 motorway in Little Hulton, Salford.

As reported in the M.E.N. last year, his legal team say they have evidence to prove Andrew did not commit the crime. DNA has linked another unknown male to the attack, they say.

In January the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), an independent body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice, has referred the case to the Court of Appeal after it carried out its own forensic inquires and DNA testing revealed a potential alternative suspect.