The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt - Softcover

Sekar, Satish C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909976520 ISBN 13: 9781909976528

Publisher: Waterside Press, 2017

Synopsis

This fresh edition of Satish Sekar’s classic work brings events up to date as at 2017 and includes matters that the author was prevented from publishing sooner. Among other things it deals with the collapse of the 2011 trial of police officers and others concerning the original miscarriage of justice in this case and in a new Epilogue calls for a Truth and Justice Commission. The author shows how this extreme miscarriage of justice destroyed families, divided communities and undermined confidence in the criminal justice system. The book takes the reader from the sadistic killing of Lynette White in Cardiff in 1988, via the subsequent investigation and trial to the aftermath of the folding of the 2011 trial over ‘lost’ documents that later materialised. But above all it deals with the hard scientific facts of the first vindication case of the DNA-age.

Based on a 30-year quest for justice. Scrutinises the case from day one. Rejects moves to ‘shelve’ this troubling chain of events. Calls for a Truth and Justice Commission. 

About this title

About the Author

Satish Sekar is a freelance journalist and researcher. His work includes that for the feature film In the Name of the Father, Panorama, Trial and Error, Law in Action, Today and Channel 4 News. He has written for the Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph and other newspapers including Private Eye. He is the founding Director and CEO of the Fitted-in Project and a consultant on forensic issues where he has been involved in various high profile issues, including police complaints, reform and DNA-testing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Waterside Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909976520
• ISBN 13: 9781909976528
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 244