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Stephen Downing worked for the local council as a gardener in the Bakewell cemetery where Wendy Sewell was murdered. He was 17 years old, with a reading age of an 11-year-old, when he was tried and found guilty of the murder of Sewell. He served 27 years in jail.
The 17-year-old cemetery groundskeeper, Stephen Downing, was the primary suspect. He told police that he had found Sewell lying on the ground, covered in blood, and that her blood got on his clothes because she shook her head.
Feb 24, 2022 · Who is Stephen Downing? Stephen Downing was just 17 when he was arrested and charged with the murder of 32-year-old Wendy Sewell. He served 27 years in prison before his sentence was...
Stephen Downing was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1973 and spent 27 years in prison. He was exonerated in 2001 based on new evidence that challenged the forensic and confession evidence against him.
Stephen Downing, a man with learning difficulties, was wrongly convicted of murdering a legal secretary in 1973. He has been denied parole for decades, but now his case may be referred to the Court of Appeal after new evidence emerged.
Jan 15, 2014 · Stephen Downing was wrongly convicted of killing Wendy Sewell in 1973, but his case was reopened in 2002 and his conviction was quashed. A retired police officer claims he found a pathology report that shows she was strangled, which was not presented at the trial.
Feb 29, 2024 · This is the exclusive BBC Midlands Report by Rachel Bowering and Nick Booth covering Stephen's release on bail before finally having his conviction quashed and trying to cope with 'normal' life...
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