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Convicted wife killer Eddie Gilfoyle freed from prison

Friday 24 December 2010 at 8:15 am | In News | Post Comment

[Miscarriage of Justice –  role of Criminal Cases Review Commission]
D, Eddie Gilfoyle, 49, killed V, his pregnant wife Paula, 32 by persuading her to climb a ladder in their garage, with a noose around her neck and hang herself in 1992. D fooled V into writing a suicide note.

Held: D appealed unsuccessfully against conviction twice, he will be allowed a third appeal after release on licecnce on 22 December 2010.

Guilty
Comment: Gilfoyle has always insisted his wife took her own life.  The rope later went missing and was never tested for DNA.
In 2008, Alison Halford, former assistant chief constable of Merseyside Police at the time, said there had been a “huge miscarriage of justice”.
A prisoner can now be released without admitting the charge.
BBC News item here