Miscarriage leads to Tragedy

A tragedy has occurred which demonstrates just how tragic the effects of miscarriages of justice can be.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/…/14944271.Family_blame_mis…/…

Family blame miscarriage of justice as Scots father and son commit suicide.
THE son of a man who took his own life after serving nine years in jail for the murder of a taxi driver, despite corroborated evidence that that another man boasted he was the real killer, has himself committed suicide.
HERALDSCOTLAND.COM

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