Man Pleads Not Guilty in 2003 Rape Case

On March 27, a man named Paul Quinn, 51 years old from Exeter in Devon, faces charges

for brutal sexual assault that happened back on July 19, 2003, along Clegg's Lane in

Little Holton near Salford and Greater Manchester.

He's accused of raping a woman, causing Grievous bodily harm, and trying to choke her unconscious

during a prolonged attack.

Another man, Andrew Malkinson, was wrongly convicted for the crime.

17 years behind bars and had his name cleared by judges in July, 2023.

Earlier this week, the trial got underway in Manchester Crown Court, where Quinn pleaded

not guilty to two counts of rape, two alternative indecent, assault charges, and the other offenses.

The case reopened after police reinvestigated thanks to advances in DNA testing.

The victim, a mother in her 30s at the time, was walking home in the early morning summer

hours when she was attacked from behind, down a motorway, and bankmen.

She identified Malkinson in a line up shortly after, but doubts emerged before his trial,

with police dismissing them as normal trial nerves.

Prosecutors pointed to a billion to one DNA match from the victim's vest top, linking

Quinn as a previously unknown suspect.

They highlighted his internet searches about the case starting in August 2022, right after

the DNA news broke publicly.

So Quinn called it pure coincidence tied to his interest in true crime shows.

Meanwhile, the jury has heard how Malkinson's repeated appeals failed until his final

push succeeded, exposing what many call one of the worst.

Miss Carriages of Justice.

The trial continues next week as everyone awaits the final verdict in this long overdue

quest for truth.