Serena Kayreti

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Charge:	Manslaughter
Sentence:	6 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.5
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Year Convicted:	1998
Year Cleared:	2000
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	England
City of Crime:	Maldon
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Serena Kayreti and her former husband Yeydat Kayreti were known as the 'Concrete coffin' couple. They were wrongly convicted in December 1998 of manslaughter in the death of 35-year-old Fezvi Demir had allegedly been having an affair with Serena. Pathologist Paula Lanas, who has also been criticized for her conclusions in other cases, wrongly testified that the victim had been stabbed, when he actually died from a head injury. In June 2000 the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of the Kayreti's based on the new forensic evidence. They were released from prison. Yeydat was immediately deported to his native Turkey upon his release from prison. "
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Innocence Proved By:	In June 2000 the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of the Kayreti's based on the new forensic evidence.
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Age When Imprisoned:	20
Age When Released:	22
Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Pakistani
Information Source 1:	"Concrete coffin' couple released, By Staff writer, BBC News, June 8, 2000"
Information Location 1:	http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/782625.stm
Information Source 2:	Innocent UK website
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Serena Kayreti

Charge:

Manslaughter

Sentence:

6 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1998

Year Cleared:

2000

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Maldon

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In June 2000 the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of the Kayreti's based on the new forensic evidence.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

20

Age When Released:

22

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Pakistani

Information Source 1:

"Concrete coffin' couple released, By Staff writer, BBC News, June 8, 2000"

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/782625.stm

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Innocent UK website

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http://www.innocent.org.uk/cases/

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