Brian Buckle
Years in prison:
5.5
Year conviction was overturned:
2023
Mr Buckle was convicted of historical child sex offences, based largely on analysis of DNA samples.
His convictions were overturned when the DNA evidence was examined by a new forensics expert. He was found not guilty at a retrial where his defence team introduced new witnesses and fresh forensic evidence.
He has described the struggle to have his conviction overturned – he used savings and family loans to pay legal fees totalling £500,000. He has been refused compensation by the Ministry of Justice on the basis that he cannot demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt that he did not commit the offences he was convicted of.
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- Jurisdiction: England & Wales
- County: Pembrokeshire
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: M
- Years in prison: 5.5
- Offence convicted of: Historical Child Sex Abuse
- Year of initial conviction: 2017
- Year conviction was overturned: 2023
- Post Office Case: N
- Type of fresh evidence at appeal: DNA
- Compensation: No
- Link to compensation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rkvxlkpx2o
- Retrial: Yes