Lawyers have applied to a coroner to reopen the inquests of victims of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings. Five died and 65 were injured in the IRA blasts but those responsible were never prosecuted and the inquests never concluded. The wrongfully-convicted Guildford Four served 15 years before release.
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PA Media is today reporting that the family of Maxine Hambleton, who died in the Birmingham pub bombings, has issued writs for civil damages in connection with the attacks. Margaret Smith, Maxine’s mother, is suing Michael Patrick Reilly, who is alleged to be one of the perpetrators. She has also commenced civil proceedings against the […]
To complement the work of artist Anne Flynn and her popular, ongoing, miscarriage-of-justice focused exhibition in Glasgow’s Merchant City, on 3rd June we illuminated three public buildings in Glasgow with some less well-known truths about the Scottish Criminal Justice system and its egregious failings. The buildings we chose were the Tollbooth Steeple, the site of […]
Running until Friday 10 June, an exhibition of original art commissioned by MOJO is being held in Glasgow Merchant City. The artist, Anne Flynn, is a recent law graduate who volunteers with MOJO and is closely engaged with our work. Her art powerfully portrays the lived experience, and the personal trauma, of miscarriage of justice […]