Article 6YQ4X Two more men framed by corrupt police officer Derek Ridgewell have convictions quashed

Two more men framed by corrupt police officer Derek Ridgewell have convictions quashed

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Matthew Weaver
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Court overturns 1970s convictions of Errol Campbell, who died in 2004, and Ronald De Souza, one of the Stockwell Six

The court of appeal has quashed the convictions of two men who were framed by a corrupt and racist detective in the 1970s.

Errol Campbell, who died in 2004, and Ronald De Souza are the 12th and 13th people to have their convictions quashed because they were based on evidence from the disgraced British Transport Police (BTP) officer DS Derek Ridgewell.

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