Court quashes 1976 convictions linked to corrupt police officer

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 18:25 · Archive

Two men's 1976 theft convictions have been quashed due to a corrupt police officer's involvement.

Christopher Poulter and Kevin Biggs were convicted in 1976 of stealing 13 mailbags from a London goods yard when aged 21 and 18 respectively. The convictions have now been quashed at the court of appeal following new evidence. Biggs died in 2004 without seeing his exoneration.

How it is being reported

• Two more men have their convictions quashed 50 years after falling victim to Britain's most corrupt copIn 1976, Christopher Poulter and Kevin Biggs were aged 21 and 18 when they were convicted of taking 13 mailbags from a wagon in Clapham goods yard in London.Daily Mail · 22 Sept, 18:06
• Court quashes 1976 convictions over link to corrupt London police officerChristopher Poulter and Kevin Biggs, who died in 2004, exonerated of mailbag theft after new evidence emerged Two men have had theft convictions quashed at the court of appeal half a century after they were wrongfully arrested because of a corrupt police officer, although one did not live to see his exoneration. Christopher Poulter and Kevin Biggs were 21 and 18 respectively when they were convicted in 1976 of taking 13 mailbags from a wagon in Clapham goods yard in London. Continue reading...The Guardian · 22 Sept, 14:52

In this story: Christopher Poulter · Kevin Biggs · Clapham · London · Court of Appeal

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