Miscarriages of Justice 3
- Created by: Alex.Byrne
- Created on: 21-05-18 15:09
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- Miscarriages of Justice 3- Guildford 4
- Who?
- Gerry Conlon
- Paul Hill
- Carole Richardson
- Patrick Armstrong
- Arrests
- 03/12/74 Paddy Armstrong and Carole Richardson arrested
- Confess
- 30/11/74 Gerry Conlon arrested
- Confesses and implicates Armstrong and Richardson
- 8 arrested; 4 releases without charge; no legal representation
- 28/11/74 Paul Hill arrested
- Confesses and implicates Conlon
- 03/12/74 Paddy Armstrong and Carole Richardson arrested
- Confessions
- Police coercion
- Torture, beatings, intimidation, threats against family, drug withdrawal
- Alleged to be involuntary and were later retracted
- Used against them in court
- Made upon arrest
- Police coercion
- Trial- September 1975
- Allegations of IRA membership- no proof offered
- Hill and Armstrong: Woolwich Bombings and 2 murders
- No evidence to link with bombings
- All charged with Guildford bombings and 5 murders
- Prosecution rested with confession of all 4
- Evidence
- Police- deliberate tactic to confuse
- Lack of knowledge about bombings
- Alibis not discloses
- Richardson- at concert on 5/10 at LSBU- photographic evidence of this
- 40 miles from Guildford- could have returned within 50 mins to attend concert
- Hill- in Southampton 5/10
- With relatives on 7/11- independent witness never called
- Conlon- in Catholic hostel in N. London- gave names of those who could verify- not disclosed
- Armstrong- in a squat 5/10
- Alibi for 7/11 not challenged due to info in his confession
- Richardson- at concert on 5/10 at LSBU- photographic evidence of this
- 140 inconsistencies and inaccuracies with statements
- Charges
- Armstrong (25)
- Guildford Pub Bombings, Woolwich Bombing
- Conlon (21)
- Richardson (17)
- Guildford Pub Bombings
- Conlon (21)
- Guildford Pub Bombings
- Hill (21)
- Guildford Pub Bombings, Woolwich Bombing
- Murder of Brian Shaw, confessed in same questioning
- Armstrong (25)
- Who?
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