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The Cardiff Five By Satish C. Sekar

The Cardiff Five by Satish C. Sekar


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Satish Sekar shows how a miscarriage of justice destroyed families, divided communities and undermined confidence in the criminal justice system.

The Cardiff Five Summary

The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt by Satish C. Sekar

'One of the most important books ever written about criminal justice': Michael Mansfield QC Satish Sekar shows how a miscarriage of justice destroyed families, divided communities and undermined confidence in the criminal justice system. The Cardiff Five case is the first example in the UK of a homicide in which the original suspects were vindicated by the conviction of the true killer in the DNA age. By then, they had shared 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit. Based on a 20 year quest for the truth Scrutinises this disturbing case from day one A wake-up call for British justice Calls for a fully independent judicial inquiry Takes the reader from the sadistic killing of a prostitute in Butetown, Cardiff in 1988 to the end of 2011 when aspects of the case were referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate in the aftermath of the acquittal of a number of police officers and civilians facing conspiracy charges.

The Cardiff Five Reviews

'One of the most important books ever written about criminal justice': Michael Mansfield QC 'As the local MP I came to respect and admire Satish Sekar's thoroughness and persistence': Alun Michael 'No-one is better suited to explaining and unravelling the complexities': Duncan Campbell 'Tireless work and extraordinary insight': Bob Woffinden 'An excellent read - puts across the criticisms of not only the original police investigation but the tariff system in a very balanced and informed manner at the website': James Dunn, Bucks New University.

About Satish C. Sekar

Satish Sekar is a freelance journalist and researcher. His work includes that for the feature film 'In the Name of the Father' (about the Guildford Four) and TV and radio programmes such as Panorama, Trial and Error, Law in Action, Today and Channel 4 News. He has written for the Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph and other newspapers as well as the satirical magazine Private Eye. A consultant on forensic issues, he has been involved in various high profile issues, including police reform, complaints against the police and the use of DNA-testing and DNA-databases. He lives in North London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements The Author Preface Introduction 1. Pressure - A Force to be Reckoned With 2. Advances in Forensic Science 3. The Unit - Unsolved and Unresolved Homicides 4. The Review Process 5. Committed - The Investigation After Hacking 6. The Scientific Evidence 7. Identifying the Killer and the Implications 8. The Arrest and Aftermath 9. Guilty - History is Made 10. Characteristics of a Killer 11. Lessons - Profiling Gafoor. 12. Tariffs - Protecting the Guilty. 13. The Power of Vindication. Conclusion. Appendices. Abbreviations. Index

Additional information

GOR004971704
9781904380764
190438076X
The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt by Satish C. Sekar
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Waterside Press
20120604
208
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