Freshwater part 4: radar – podcast
When the Freshwater Five’s lawyer, Emily Bolton, found new evidence not disclosed at the men’s trial, it set her on a path to the court of appeal and another version of events that adds weight to their claims
In the past three episodes, we have taken you through the key evidence heard at the trial of the Freshwater Five. It was enough to convict them back in 2011. The men received long sentences: 104 years between them. But as the case heads to the court of appeal this week, the judges will hear new evidence unearthed by the men’s lawyer, Emily Bolton.
She tells Anushka Asthana how she tracked down a new set of data about the movement of vessels in the English Channel on the weekend in question. The defence team will argue that radar data indicates that the fishers’ boat never got close enough to the path taken by a container ship from Brazil to allow the transfer of drugs as argued by the prosecution.
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