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- The four were convicted on 22 October 1975 for murder and other charges and sentenced to life imprisonment—mandatory for adults convicted of murder.
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The Guildford Four and Maguire Seven were two groups of people, mostly Northern Irish, who were wrongly convicted in English courts in 1975 and 1976 for the Guildford pub bombings of 5 October 1974, [1] and the Woolwich pub bombing of 7 November 1974.
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Mar 6, 2020 · The Guildford Four were released in October 1989 after the Avon and Somerset police had discovered evidence which showed that, as the Lord Chief Justice was to state at the hearing of the appeal when the convictions were quashed, ‘the police must have lied’.
Oct 4, 2014 · The Guildford Four were released from jail 25 years ago, after serving years in jail for crimes they did not commit. The prison letters of one of the men, Paul Hill, tell his story.
- Martin Mcnamara
Oct 5, 2022 · Editor’s Note: Paul Hill, Gerry Conlon, Paddy Armstrong, and Carole Richardson, known as the Guilford Four, spent 15 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of the Guildford Pub...
Oct 20, 2019 · 30 Years After The Guildford Four's Release, Our Legal System Is Still Just As Dangerous For The Vulnerable. What’s the point of releasing wrongly convicted prisoners? If it’s through any sense...
- Chas Newkey-Burden
Oct 6, 2017 · The Guildford Four were wrongfully convicted over the bombings in one of the UK's worst miscarriages of justice.
Oct 19, 2021 · The four were convicted on 22 October 1975 of murder and other charges, and sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment. Carole Richardson, a minor of 17 at the time of the bombings, received an indeterminate “at Her Majesty’s Pleasure” sentence.
