Where is Andrew Malkinson now? Ex-prisoner who fled the UK after being wrongfully jailed for 17 years opens up about suffering from 'panic, nightmares and flashbacks' following his ordeal in new documentary Grimsby-born Andrew Malkinson's story is told in a new BBC2 documentary READ MORE: Sister of man wrongly jailed for 17 years over a brutal rape he didn't commit reveals how she's wracked with guilt after disowning him when he was convicted By Monique Rubins Published: 15:30 EDT, 6 June 2024 | Updated: 16:10 EDT, 6 June 2024 e-mail View comments Andrew Malkinson was convicted of a rape he didn't commit in 2003 - and spent 17 years in jail before being released in July 2023. Speaking to the Newsagents podcast a month after his release, the British 57-year-old explained he had 'dreamed about this, overturning it, so many times' and was now eager 'to resume travelling while I'm still able'. Yet, almost a year later, having received no compensation from the state, Andrew hasn't achieved the 'economic freedom' that would allow him to enjoy the rest of his life as a free man.
Rather, as a new BBC2 documentary reveals, he is 'impoverished' and suffering from 'panic, nightmares and flashbacks' following his ordeal. Airing this evening at 9pm, 'The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars' is Andrew's attempt to 'tell the story' of what amounts to one of the most serious miscarriages of justice in recent years. Andrew Malkinson was convicted of a rape he didn't commit in 2003 - and spent 17 .