Man jailed for murder 'bullied' into confession by police, judges told

A man with learning disabilities who was jailed for life in 1991 for the murder of a shopkeeper was coerced into confessing to the crime, judges were told.
Oliver Campbell was 21 when he was convicted following an Old Bailey trial of the fatal shooting of Baldev Hoondle in Hackney, east London, in July 1990 after telling police he was responsible.
Mr Campbell, who suffered brain damage as a baby, was humiliated by officers in interviews, a Court of Appeal hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in Central London was told.
Many were not recorded or conducted with a lawyer present and his subsequent confessions were described as “simply absurd” and having “a litany of inconsistencies”.
No forensic evidence linked him to the crime and he did not match descriptions of the suspects.
Michael Birnbaum KC and Rose Slowe put forward arguments on behalf of Mr Campbell, now aged in his 50s, after his case was referred for appeal in 2022 by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), having been rejected by them nearly two decades ago.
This hearing took place in February 2024. Footage was unable to be published until after the court gave judgment in September 2024 due to reporting restrictions.
The panel of judges, comprising Lord Justice Holroyde, Mrs Justice Stacey and Mr Justice Bourne, quashed Mr Campbell's conviction and declined to order a retrial.
The judgment of the court can be read in full at: www.judiciary....
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