West Midlands Police

Conviction gained by West Midlands police ruled unreliable (Devon Francis, 1993)

August 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

Devon Francis’s convictions dating from 1993 on three counts of possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply and one of being concerned in the production of a [...]

Imprisoned for self-defence – Satpal Ram (1986)

August 10, 2017 // 7 Comments

"Jailed" by disastrous, found on flickr and used under creative commons

According to Satpal Ram, he and two friends visited a restaurant in November 1986. While there, an altercation broke out among Ram and his two friends and another group of [...]

“I’m not wholeheartedly convinced Mr Mockble had murder in mind” – Lee Mockble (2008)

January 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

LEE Mockble, aged 21, from Robin Hood Lane, Hall Green, was found guilty of murdering 26-year-old Villa fan Christopher Priest. Judge John Warner said he used his car as a [...]

West Midlands Police hold new Birmingham pub bombings interview

January 31, 2016 // 0 Comments

A report by the Guardian over the weekend suggests that police have held an interview with the IRA’s ‘director of intelligence’ at the time of the attack. [...]

Innocent man jailed for 3 years over false rape claim – despite police knowing ‘victim’ was a fantasist (2010)

January 28, 2016 // 4 Comments

"Caldwell County Jail" by Adam Johnson. Found on flickr and used under Creative Commons.

Warren Blackwell’s rape conviction was overturned after a CCRC investigation discovered the complainant had: Made at least 5 other fake allegations of sexual and [...]

The Birmingham Six – a collection of articles and videos

January 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

One of the most famous miscarriage of justice cases of all time and another watershed moment for the West Midlands Serious Crime Squad: While the men were in the custody of [...]

After three trials, three men accused of murder during a riot are finally cleared (2012)

January 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

Waqar Ahmed, 29, Azhil Khan, 26, and Afzal Khan, 26, all from Handsworth, denied murdering Isaiah Young-Sam in Lozells in October 2005. Three men accused of murdering a [...]

Trevor Campbell framed by West Midlands Serious Crime Squad (1985)

January 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

14 years in jail after being threatened into confessing to a crime he didn’t do A man who served 14 years in jail after being convicted of the murder of an elderly [...]