empowerinnocentJun 44 min readWhy will the CCRC not tell Jeremy Bamber the decision on whether his conviction will be referred to the Court of Appeal? Who really runs the CCRC?On the 17th April 2025, three Commissioners employed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) reached a decision on whether to...
empowerinnocentApr 233 min readThe Man Who Wasn’t There: The Alleged Wrongful Conviction of Ashley CumberpatchAshley Cumberpatch In 2023, Ashley Cumberpatch, along with Kurtis Dilks and Andrew McDonald, were found guilty of conspiracy to burgle...
empowerinnocentApr 915 min readMichael Ward case: A state-sponsored miscarriage of justice?Last month, I sat for two interviews with Empowering The Innocent. Part 1 The first of these interviews – referred to as “Part 1” –...
empowerinnocentApr 49 min readHow blood colour analysis supports Robin Garbutt's claim that he is an innocent victim of wrongful conviction and imprisonment'Robin Garbutt' by Sean Bw Parker Introduction One of the requirements for Permission to be granted in the Court of Appeal is that there...
empowerinnocentApr 22 min readA New Golden Age for the CCRC?'Podlife 2' by Sean Bw Parker The Law Commission has announced that the ‘real possibility test’, which the Criminal Cases Review...
empowerinnocentMar 127 min readTom Dunkley: How can a trial be fair if significant points are hidden from the jury and why is the CCRC ok with this?The photograph above is of Tom before he met Mr Cummins. There was no sign of the psychosis he was diagnosed with in 2015. The one below...
empowerinnocentMar 43 min readWhat is Dr Michael Naughton's critique of the Criminal Cases Review Commission?Below is the response by Grok 3, the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by xAI, to the question: " What is Dr...
empowerinnocentFeb 205 min readOpen email from Jane Metcalfe to Shabana Mahmood: Robin Garbutt and the removal of the real possibility test before the appointment of the new Chair of the CCRCThe Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP. Shabana Mahmood was appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on 5 July 2024. Dear Ms....
empowerinnocentFeb 144 min readMichael Ward: The case the system doesn't want you to know about according to ChatGPTMichael Ward FAW received the following from Michael Ward about his case, which has seen him struggling to overturn alleged false...
empowerinnocentFeb 118 min readJeremy Bamber – a prime example of a miscarriage of justiceJeremy Bamber Introduction In this article, I will outline three key reasons to cast doubt on Jeremy Bamber’s supposed guilt. Firstly, I...
empowerinnocentFeb 85 min readWhy is Lucy Letby so different from Clive Freeman?Lucy Letby It is reported in The Times newspaper that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has taken what may be an unprecedented...
empowerinnocentJan 207 min readCCRC: Helen Pitcher resigns, Karen Kneller remains – is that appropriate?Karen Kneller, Chief Executive of the CCRC Helen Pitcher has resigned as Chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC),...
empowerinnocentJan 1716 min readWhy Helen Pitcher's resignation as Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is a red herring to distract attention away from the 'real possibility test'L to R: Andy Malkinson; Helen Pitcher Introduction It is understandable that when we are wronged or we or a loved one experiences a grave...
empowerinnocentDec 12, 20245 min readJeremy Bamber - Is there anyone at the CCRC with a sense of morality?Philip Walker, Director, Jeremy Bamber Innocence Campaign (JBIC), speaking to Jeremy Bamber supporters protesting outside the offices of...
empowerinnocentNov 7, 20243 min readMother of Thomas Dunkley expresses her concerns with the CCRC's handling of her son's application for his conviction for the murder of Shaun Cummins be be referred to the Court of AppealThomas Dunkley On the 9th of May 2013 at Leicester Crown Court, Thomas Dunkley was convicted of murdering Shaun Cummins. He had...
empowerinnocentSep 17, 20243 min readIs proof of Jeremy Bamber’s innocence just too much for the CCRC to bear?Jeremy Bamber The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) was asked via an open letter to Chairman Helen Pitcher on 6th August this year...
empowerinnocentAug 21, 20248 min readLucy Letby – Are the courts not interested in the truth?Lucy Letby It is now known that after the prosecution and defence had submitted their closing statements but before the jury reached a...
empowerinnocentAug 6, 20242 min readAn Open Letter to Helen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC, urging the immediate referral of Jeremy Bamber's conviction to the Court of AppealHelen Pitcher, Chair, CCRC Helen Pitcher OBE CCRC 23 Stephenson Street Birmingham B2 4BH Bill Robertson 6 August 2024 Dear Ms Pitcher,...
empowerinnocentAug 2, 20247 min readJeremy Bamber case - Did Essex Police forge a statement from their own Police Officer?Jeremy Bamber Twenty two years ago, during Operation Stokenchurch, the Metropolitan Police[1] (MP) discovered items of evidence that...
empowerinnocentJul 31, 20248 min readHow the adversarial trial system failed Lucy LetbyLucy Letby In England and Wales, we grow up witnessing the so-called ‘cut and thrust’ of adversarial trials when a prosecution sets out a...
