Toby Wilton in media following conviction in rape case for which Andrew Malkinson falsely blamed

Hickman & Rose’s Toby Wilton has appeared in the media following the conviction of an individual for a rape for which Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in prison before having his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal in 2023.

Mr Malkinson was represented in his appeal by the charity APPEAL. Toby represents Mr Malkinson in the ongoing investigations into the case by the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry and the Independent Office for Police Conduct, as well as in his claims for compensation.

Toby told the Times, Daily Mail, I Paper and others that Paul Quinn’s conviction is “justice very long delayed” and said the trial “further exposed how both the victim of this terrible crime and Mr Malkinson could have been spared years of pain and injustice but for failures by Greater Manchester Police, the CPS and the Criminal Cases Review Commission.”

Toby went on: “Paul Quinn lived near to the scene of the crime. He matched the victim’s description of her attacker in number of important respects including – unlike Andrew Malkinson – having a local accent. His ex-wife gave evidence that he had come home without his shirt on the night of the attack.

“But, as the court heard, within days the police were entirely focussed on prosecuting Mr Malkinson.” 

He added “The ongoing investigations into this appalling miscarriage of justice by the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry and the Independent Office for Police Conduct must be allowed to continue their vital work so that lessons can be learned and those responsible held to account.”

Read more in the Daily Mail, Sunday Times, I Paper, and LBC.