In 2016 convicted rapist Andrew Malkinson made the abhorrent claim, via Bob Woffinden, that his vicious attack and rapes “never happened”.
Bob Woffinden was involved in the innocence fraud phenomenon public relations campaign of killer and rapist James Hanratty, among many other innocence fraud public relations campaigns.
Bob Woffinden wrote a book called “Hanratty: The Final Verdict” – which was published in October 1997.
In May 2002 it was reported that the court of appeal had ruled that there was evidence to show “beyond doubt” that killer and rapist James Hanratty had been guilty after all.
In August 1961 Michael Gregsten (36) was shot dead in his car on the A6 at Deadman’s Hill near Clophill in Bedfordshire.
Valerie Storie, who was Michael Gregsten’s girlfriend had been raped and shot five times and left paralysed.
The three court of appeal judges (lord chief justice lord Woolf, lord justice Mantell and Mr justice Leveson) said in their 215 paragraph judgement here that the innocence fraud campaign had “failed”.
The 2002 court of appeal judgement stated of the DNA evidence;
His DNA was found on a piece of material from Valerie Storie’s knickers where it would be expected to be if he was guilty; it was also found on the handkerchief found with the gun
Excerpt from para 8 of grounds of appeal & dna evidence [2002] EWCA Crim 1141
Referring to the criminal cases review commission, the judges also stated at paragraph 215;
We do not consider it would be right to attempt to judge the Commission with the benefit of hindsight in relation to this case
We do however emphasise that there have to be exceptional circumstances to justify incurring the expenditure of resources on this scale, including those of this Court, on a case of this age.
Excerpts from para 215 [2002] EWCA Crim 1141
It was reported here that Bob Woffinden had found the news of killer and rapist James Hanratty’s guilt and his innocence fraud “distressing” and “shattering”.
Bob Woffinden went on to make the following ludicrous and abhorrent claims on behalf of rapist Andrew Malkinson regarding his victim;
Apart from her own story, there is no evidence whatever of an attack.
There is no scientific evidence on her of an attacker, and nor is there evidence of any sexual assault upon her.
What the judge termed the ‘findings of the doctor’ could have been otherwise explained:
she had recently had consensual intercourse with her partner;
and a small tear at her anus could have been the result of her tumble down the bank.
As she admitted,
‘I slid down on my bum’
Malkinson has been in prison for more than thirteen years for a crime that he certainly did not commit and a crime that, in all probability, never happened.
Excerpts by Bob Woffinden for the Justice Gap article headed ‘Forensically aware’: the Andy Malkinson case dated 24th May 2016
In March 2004 Bolton news reported on some of the victims injuries ;
She suffered a broken bone in her neck, a fractured cheekbone, severe cuts and bruising and a swollen eye.
Malkinson, who was born in Grimsby, had lived in Holland for 10 years.
He moved to Walkden just a few weeks before the attack after meeting the Hardmans on holiday.
They befriended him and shortly after they flew home, he told them he was flying to Tenerife to look for work.
He later called them to say he had been robbed and had no money.
He asked if he could stay with them.
He moved in and took a job as a security guard at the Ellesmere Shopping Centre, Walkden.
After a few weeks, he moved out to stay with a colleague in Aspinall Court, Atherton.
Shortly after attacking the woman, he told his friend he was returning to Holland.
His friend dropped him off at Manchester Airport, but he never left the country.
He was arrested in Grimsby on August 2, two weeks after the attack, and later charged.
Officers had followed a lead given to them by Little Hulton community officers PCs Christopher Baybutt and Gary Waite — whom the judge commended for their part in the conviction
Excerpts from a Bolton news article headed Sentence on rapist slammed by couple dated 31st March 2004
In December 2020 Innocence Fraud Watch asked Emily Dugan here;
If Andrew Malkinson is innocent and no crime occurred – as indicated by Bob Woffinden – were the victims injuries caused by her falling and not because ‘she was left for dead by a stranger’
Innocence Fraud Watch – 20th December 2020
In a now deleted tweet Emily Dugan bizarrely stated the following;
In response Innocence Fraud Watch stated here;
No Emily @emilydugan – Bob Woffinden intimated no crime occurred ie: the victim made it up
What do your have to say about that?
Innocence Fraud Watch – 25th April 2021
Innocence Fraud Watch again responded to Emily Dugan here stating;
Are you actually attempting to frame an innocent and alleged unknown male”?
Innocence Fraud Watch – 25th April 2021
On the 26th September 2021 Emily Dugan, writing for The Sunday Times, chose to name and publish a photograph of someone else she seemingly thought could be responsible for convicted rapist and passport fraudster Andrew Malkinson’s crimes.
The man named by Emily Dugan and The Sunday Times passed away in December 2004.
In January 2023 the criminal cases review commission stated here;
The new DNA evidence found by the CCRC does not prove that the man on the DNA database committed these or any offences.
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