Miscarriages of Justice 3

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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
    • 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
    • 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
      • 140 inconsistencies and inaccuracies with statements
    • Charges
      • Armstrong (25)
        • Guildford Pub Bombings, Woolwich Bombing
      • Conlon (21)
      • Richardson (17)
        • Guildford Pub Bombings
          • Conlon (21)
      • Hill (21)
        • Guildford Pub Bombings, Woolwich Bombing
        • Murder of Brian Shaw, confessed in same questioning

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