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Graham Stuart Stafford (born 21 May 1963) was a British sheet metal worker from Goodna, near Ipswich, Queensland who was convicted in 1992 of the murder of twelve-year-old Leanne Sarah Holland, born 1 October 1978. Leanne Holland, the younger sister of Stafford's former partner, Melissa Holland, was murdered in September 1991. Her viciously mutilated body was found three days after she was reported missing in nearby Redbank Plains. It is possible she was also sexually interfered with and tortured with a cigarette lighter. Stafford appealed to the Queensland Court of Appeal, but this appeal was rejected on 25 August 1992. In 1997, the Queensland Court of Appeal re-examined the case after Stafford lodged an application for pardon with the State Governor on the basis of evidence gathered by private detective, Graeme Crowley. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal again by a two-to-one majority on the grounds that there was still enough evidence to convict. Two applications for special leave to the High Court of Australia subsequently failed. Stafford was released in June 2006 after serving over 14 years in prison. Stafford, who was born in England and does not have Australian citizenship despite having migrated to Australia in 1969, faced deportation in November 2006. Some people, including Professor Paul Wilson of Bond University believe that Stafford is a victim of a miscarriage of justice. The Queensland Attorney-General, Kerry Shine, has agreed to closely consider any request on Stafford's behalf concerning a petition to clear him of the murder conviction. In April 2008, the Queensland Attorney-General referred the case to the Court of Appeal for a very rare second appeal for pardon. On 24 December 2009 the Court of Appeal overturned Graham Stafford's conviction and ordered a retrial by a 2-1 majority. The dissenting judge wanted an immediate acquittal. On 26 March 2010 the Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions, Tony Moynihan SC announced there would be no new trial of Graham Stafford for the murder of Leanne Holland. ==Evidence leading to conviction== The judgment in the 1992 appeal set out the following evidence relied on by the crown which led to the conviction. * During the day on which the Crown claims Leanne was murdered, Leanne and Stafford were alone in the home they both lived in with Leanne's father and sister. * Blood of a rare type was found on several items in the boot of Stafford's car. The blood type was shown to be of the same type as Leanne's. * A strand of hair was also found in the car boot which was of similar length, colour and texture as Leanne's. * A maggot of the same type and age to those found on Leanne's body was also found in the boot. This was later found to be incorrect, the maggot was actually of a different age. * Blood consistent with Leanne's was found in several places around the house. * Car tracks of the same type as Stafford's car were found on the track leading to Leanne's body. * Stafford lied during police interviews. * A fold-up chair usually kept in the boot of Stafford's car was found inside the house. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Graham Stafford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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