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| Rachel Manning murder: Barri White and Keith Hyatt's compensation fight | Rachel Manning murder: Barri White and Keith Hyatt's compensation fight |
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| The two men wrongly convicted over the murder of a 19-year-old woman from Milton Keynes in 2000 have renewed their battle for compensation. | The two men wrongly convicted over the murder of a 19-year-old woman from Milton Keynes in 2000 have renewed their battle for compensation. |
| In 2002, Barri White was found guilty of strangling Rachel Manning and his friend Keith Hyatt of perverting the course of justice. Both had their convictions quashed in 2007. | In 2002, Barri White was found guilty of strangling Rachel Manning and his friend Keith Hyatt of perverting the course of justice. Both had their convictions quashed in 2007. |
| Mr Hyatt said they were "victims of crime" and wanted "recompense". | Mr Hyatt said they were "victims of crime" and wanted "recompense". |
| The Ministry of Justice said it would not comment on individual cases. | |
| Shahidul Ahmed, 41, was jailed for life at Luton Crown Court on 4 September for Miss Manning's murder, more than a decade after her boyfriend was wrongly jailed for the crime. | Shahidul Ahmed, 41, was jailed for life at Luton Crown Court on 4 September for Miss Manning's murder, more than a decade after her boyfriend was wrongly jailed for the crime. |
| Mr Hyatt said: "We've had a letter saying that we don't need to send any more paperwork and it's now down to the discretion of the [Secretary of State]. | Mr Hyatt said: "We've had a letter saying that we don't need to send any more paperwork and it's now down to the discretion of the [Secretary of State]. |
| "We just want recompense for what they did to us. We're claiming not just for the time we were in prison, but for being away from our families. | "We just want recompense for what they did to us. We're claiming not just for the time we were in prison, but for being away from our families. |
| "And it doesn't end there. Trying to get a job when you have a prison record is nearly impossible. | "And it doesn't end there. Trying to get a job when you have a prison record is nearly impossible. |
| "As I keep saying to people, we're victims of crime. We should have had a cheque through the door with a letter of apology, but we're having to fight for it." | "As I keep saying to people, we're victims of crime. We should have had a cheque through the door with a letter of apology, but we're having to fight for it." |