A Matter of Conviction

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Evidence which casts doubt on the convictions of two men blamed for a notorious gangland killing has come to light. NEIL HUNTER examines how it could be used to clear their names

THE case against Michael Luvaglio and Dennis Stafford was never a strong one. Their friend and business associate Angus Sibbet was found dead in his car on a County Durham road a few days after New Year in 1967.

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A Matter of Conviction

Detectives could establish no motive for the shooting, and had no forensic evidence to link their only suspects to the crime.

Yet, a jury at Newcastle Assizes found Luvaglio and Stafford guilty and the pair were jailed for life.

The prosecution case hinged on damage to the cars used by all three men on the night of the killing, as well as a missing hour in the alibis of the two suspects during which time it ...

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