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New evidence uncovered since the conviction of the Freshwater Five “transforms” the pictur...
Freshwater Five drug-smuggling convictions unsafe, court hears
New evidence uncovered since the conviction of the Freshwater Five “transforms” the picture that was presented to a jury more than a decade ago and renders their convictions unsafe, the court of appeal has heard.The group of Isle of Wight fishermen were jailed for a collective total of 104 years in 2011, after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle £53m of cocaine into the UK. They have maintained their innocence in the years since the conviction, with their battle …