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Paul Blackburn (born July 1 1963, Salford, Greater Manchester, England) was a British prisoner who was convicted at the age of 15 of attempted murder, served a life sentence, and was later found to have been wrongly convicted. He served nearly 25 years in prison. ==The crime and investigation== Blackburn was accused and convicted of the attempted rape and attempted murder of a 9-year-old boy, that took place on 25 June 1978.〔 Whether or not this crime occurred is not contested. Blackburn was 14 when the crime was committed. Blackburn was initially interviewed by the police on 3 July 1978, after he had turned 15. His second police interview was ten days later, and during this he gave a different account of his locations on the day of the crime. In a third interview, Blackburn was questioned, without being cautioned, on the inconsistencies in his two accounts and was told that the description of the offender matched his own. During this interview Blackburn refused to take part in an identification parade or to provide forensic samples and verbally abused the police. Two of Paul Blackburn's brothers, Fred and Harry, were also interviewed by the police. Paul Blackburn then confessed to the crime during another lengthy interview with the police, but later retracted his confession. The total length of this interview was four hours and twenty minutes, and there is no record of any breaks being taken. Three hours and ten minutes of the interview consisted of questioning by two senior police officers, and it was only at the end of this period that Blackburn made his confession. During this interview he did not have the services of a solicitor (he was not advised that he could consult one) and nor was he accompanied by a parent or guardian. He was accompanied by an adult, but during the appeal it was decided that this accompanying adult did little to support Blackburn's interests. Paul Blackburn was not the only suspect for the crime. In fact he was not even the only suspect who confessed to this crime during an interview. Indeed, Paul Blackburn's older brother Fred confessed but soon retracted his confession. Two other youths also confessed but then retracted. 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「Paul Blackburn (UK)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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