STORY: "Police chief sorry over fingerprint," published in the Bellshill Speaker on April 18, 2012.
GIST: "A chief constable has apologised to a former detective 14 years after she was wrongly accused of leaving a fingerprint at a murder scene. Shirley McKie was tried for perjury after insisting a fingerprint found in the home of murder victim Marion Ross in 1997 did not belong to her. She was later cleared of lying under oath and in February 2006 was given £750,000 by the then Scottish Executive in an out-of-court settlement. The case created doubt about the reliability of fingerprint evidence and Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill ordered the public inquiry, saying the controversy "cast a shadow of uncertainty and suspicion" over the individuals involved and the criminal justice system.........As a result of the Fingerprint Inquiry, Sir Anthony recommended that fingerprint evidence should be "recognised as opinion evidence and not fact".
THE ENTIRE STORY CAN BE FOUND AT:http://www.bellshillspeaker.co.uk/news/scottish-headlines/police-chief-sorry-over-fingerprint-1-2242510
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
