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Bridgewater case 'should reopen' | Bridgewater case 'should reopen' |
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The mother of a man who spent 18 years in jail after being wrongly convicted of murdering a paperboy says he and the family want the case to be reopened. | The mother of a man who spent 18 years in jail after being wrongly convicted of murdering a paperboy says he and the family want the case to be reopened. |
In 1997 Michael Hickey, of Birmingham, his cousin Vincent and another man, James Robinson, had their convictions for Carl Bridgewater's murder quashed. | In 1997 Michael Hickey, of Birmingham, his cousin Vincent and another man, James Robinson, had their convictions for Carl Bridgewater's murder quashed. |
Michael Hickey's mother, Anne Whelan, of Wythall, Worcestershire, said he was "traumatised" by the experience. | Michael Hickey's mother, Anne Whelan, of Wythall, Worcestershire, said he was "traumatised" by the experience. |
She said she thought if somebody else was convicted her son would "move on". | She said she thought if somebody else was convicted her son would "move on". |
'Always scarred' | 'Always scarred' |
Carl Bridgewater was 13 when he was killed at Yew Tree Farm, Wordsley, West Midlands, by a single gunshot in September 1978. | Carl Bridgewater was 13 when he was killed at Yew Tree Farm, Wordsley, West Midlands, by a single gunshot in September 1978. |
The Hickeys and Mr Robinson had their convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal in July 1997 after being jailed for life in 1979 for the murder of Carl. | |
Patrick Molloy, who was convicted of manslaughter, died in prison in 1981. Mr Robinson died last year. | |
Asked if being wrongly convicted was still playing on her son's mind, Michael Hickey's mother said: "I think he's completely traumatised by the whole experience. | Asked if being wrongly convicted was still playing on her son's mind, Michael Hickey's mother said: "I think he's completely traumatised by the whole experience. |
"They were abused in prison, because they were received as child murderers. | "They were abused in prison, because they were received as child murderers. |
"But after two or three years they then became known as the men that were wrongly in prison." | "But after two or three years they then became known as the men that were wrongly in prison." |
She said she thought her son would probably "always be scarred" mentally. | She said she thought her son would probably "always be scarred" mentally. |
"They're now in their 11th year of being freed by the Court of Appeal and totally and completely exonerated and still nothing's happened," she added. | "They're now in their 11th year of being freed by the Court of Appeal and totally and completely exonerated and still nothing's happened," she added. |
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