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Murder of Wendy Sewell. In 1974, 17-year-old Stephen Downing was convicted of murdering Wendy Sewell, a 32-year-old legal secretary, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District in Derbyshire. Following a campaign by a local newspaper led by Don Hale, in which Sewell was purported to be promiscuous, Downing's conviction was overturned in 2002.
Stephen Downing. Stephen Downing was born in 1956. He worked for the local council as a gardener. He worked 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 Wendy Sewell. He served 27 years in jail.
Feb 24, 2022 · 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 overturned. Stephen Downing was born ...
Jan 15, 2014 · Bakewell man Stephen Downing was convicted in 1974 for killing Wendy Sewell but that was overturned in 2002, external. Chris Clark said he has uncovered a crucial pathology report showing she was ...
Feb 27, 2003 · Still a suspect after 30 years. By Peter Gould. BBC News Online correspondent. Stephen Downing became a local celebrity after his release. Since his release from prison, Stephen Downing has been able to walk through the streets of Bakewell a free man. In January last year the Court of Appeal decided that his conviction for the 1973 murder of ...
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2001. Stephen Downing was convicted of the murder of Wendy Sewell, who was attacked and sexually assaulted in 1973 and died two days later from her injuries. Stephen had found Wendy badly injured but still allive. At that time he was 17 but had the reading age of an 11 year old. He was convicted on the basis of forensic evidence suggesting the ...
Jun 1, 2002 · Stephen Downing and Christine Smith celebrate his freedom, left. Downing was convicted of the 1973 murder of Wendy Sewell, top, in Bakewell cemetery, above, but had his life sentence quashed after ...
