Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe man convicted of Lin and Megan Russell's murders, Michael Stone, could be cleared after police found lost evidence 14 years later, it has been claimed. "Michael Stone is hopeful the DNA tests will lead to the real perpetrator being found." In 2001, Stone, of Gillingham, was convicted for a second time during a retrial after a prisoner who gave evidence retracted his statement. (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)In 2017, Kent Police said the lace wasn't lost but only "fibrous strands" remained after testing. In October 2020, Mr McDonald was then told by the CCRC the lace had been found at a police station.

Source: Daily Mirror May 10, 2021 07:24 UTC