Andrew Malkinson who was wrongfully jailed for a rape he didn't commit has revealed to BBC Breakfast that he is now homeless and relying on benefits after being released from prison.
The sister of a man wrongly convicted for a rape he didn't commit has revealed her guilt after she disowned him while he languished in prison for 17 years.
For his sister Sarah, however, the potential baggage that came with her younger brother's conviction, along with the thought that he might have committed the horrific crime, was too much to bear. While their mother Tricia continued to fight to prove Andrew's innocence, Sarah - who hadn't seen him in ten years before the court case - kept her distance fearful that the jury had got it right.
Mr Malkinson, who was wrongly convicted in 2003 for the rape of a woman in Salford, Greater Manchester The news that he turned out to be innocent all along was a body blow for Sarah, who said that while she was happy her brother was free she was also wracked with guilt for not believing him. 'It's smarter to save your breath and put it to better use. I spent half my life in the library because I didn't have a computer then.
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