Birkenhead

Peter Sullivan, 68, who spent 38 years in prison for the 1986 rape and murder of Diane Sindall in Birkenhead, has been exonerated by DNA evidence and is set to walk free. The Court of Appeal quashed his conviction after new DNA testing proved his innocence, leaving the real killer still at large.

Merseyside Police are hunting for the 'Beast of Birkenhead' after Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in jail for a murder he did not commit. A new BBC Crimewatch appeal was made this week to try and solve the 1986 murder of florist Diane Sindall.