Andrew Malkinson Expresses Anger After Paul Quinn Conviction for 2003 Salford Rape

Andrew Malkinson, who spent more than 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, has expressed profound anger and a sense of being “very badly cheated” following the recent conviction of Paul Quinn for the 2003 Greater Manchester attack.

Malkinson, now 60, was convicted in 2004 despite consistently protesting his innocence. His exoneration came in 2023 after DNA evidence from the victim's clothing unequivocally pointed to Quinn, a known sex offender. This miscarriage of justice has prompted a judge-led inquiry into the wrongful conviction and an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation into Greater Manchester Police's (GMP) handling of the case.

Speaking after Quinn's conviction for rape, strangulation, and grievous bodily harm, Malkinson, who was in Italy at the time, said: “Anger came bubbling up as well because I've been the one that took the full blast of the blame for it for so long.” He highlighted the absence of DNA evidence linking him to the crime during his original trial, contrasting it with the definitive DNA evidence that secured Quinn's recent conviction.

The victim, a young mother attacked in Salford, reportedly told police during Malkinson's 2004 trial that she was uncertain about her identification, but an officer allegedly dismissed her concerns, allowing the trial to proceed. Quinn is scheduled for sentencing on 5 June. GMP has stated it is reviewing other unsolved cases from the past, suggesting the likelihood of further victims given the extreme violence demonstrated in this case.