Man gets £100k after wrongly spending time in prison
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ”I thought I was going insane.” Mr Webb, from Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, told The Sunday Post that police had his fingerprints and knew he was the wrong man. Gordon Dalyell, partner at Digby Brown Solicitors who represented Mr Webb, said: “The arrest and continued detention of Mr Webb was nothing short of outrageous.” Mr Webb contacted the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner after his formal complaint was dismissed by an internal investigation. Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs said: “We recognise the significant impact this incident and our poor initial response had on Mr Webb.” He said the force will “offer an unreserved apology” to the 60-year-old following the ruling and that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has asked Pirc to investigate, but that no criminal proceedings are due to take place.
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