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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Robbery and Burglary |
Sentence: |
25 yrs |
Years Imprisoned: |
15 |
Year Crime: |
1996 |
Year Convicted: |
1996 |
Year Cleared: |
2011 |
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United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Gary Ford was wrongly convicted of robbery and burglary convictions in 1996 based on the perjurious testimony of a police informant. Ford died on June 2, 2014 at his home in Bebington, England of carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty gas appliance. At the time of his death Ford was weeks away from what was expected to be a six-figure payout from his lawsuit against the West Yorkshire Police." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
36 |
Age When Released: |
51 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
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"'Tragic accident’ as supergrass victim found dead at home, By Staff writers, The Yorkshire Post, June 4, 2014" |
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http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/tragic-accident-as-supergrass-victim-found-dead-at-home-1-6652994 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org