Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
1.17 |
Year Crime: |
2006 |
Year Convicted: |
2008 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
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United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
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Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Mahtab Ali Azam, 22, of Lozells, Asif Nadeem, 30, of Handsworth, and Mohamed Asif, 23, were wrongly convicted of murder in 2008. In February 2010 England's Court of Appeals overturned the murder convictions of all three co-defendants due to insufficent evidence they committed the murder," |
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Innocence Proved By: |
"In February 2010 England's Court of Appeals overturned the murder convictions of all three co-defendants due to insufficent evidence they committed the murder," |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
29 |
Age When Released: |
30 |
Sex: |
Female |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
Middle eastern roots |
Information Source 1: |
"Murder convictions are overturned, BBC News, February 19, 2010" |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8525567.stm |
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