DOCUMENTARY The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars tells the story of an innocent man failed at every turn by the criminal justice system. Read on to find out about the TV show and how Andrew Malkinson's conviction was overturned . Andrew Malkinson spent almost two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit .
Grimsby-born Malkinson was a 37-year-old security guard at the time. He was jailed after being wrongly accused of a violent attack and rape. Malkinson is now the subject of the BBC documentary The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars, which tells the story of how he was failed by the justice system.
Andrew Malkinson was accused of the violent attack and rape of a young woman in Salford in 2003, after the victim wrongly identified him in the lineup. Six months later a jury found him guilty of rape, and sentenced him to life in prison. This was not only a devastating failure of the judicial system for Andrew, it has also neglected to bring justice for the victim of what was an appalling crime.
" After years of protest, it was later found that Malkinson was innocent. Andrew Malkinson was jailed for life, with a minimum term of seven years behind bars. Despite this, he ended up serving a further ten years after refusing to admit to carrying out the crimes.
I’m never ever going to admit to something that I haven’t done. I don’t care if I stay in prison for the rest of my days." He maintained his innocence throughout his time inside and said he would never "falsely confess" t.
