The star prosecution witness against Harold Hill man Mark 'Ozzy' Osborne admitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission that he gave the wrong evidence at Ozzy's trial, saying he was younger and regretting his previous statements, which he felt guilty about.
Julie Major, leading the campaign to overturn Ozzy's conviction, expressed frustration with the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s response to the witness's confession, stating, 'It defies belief...They are not there to help victims of miscarriages of justice.'
Mark 'Ozzy' Osborne was convicted in 2009 for the murder of Mark Tredinnick despite being in prison for a lesser offence at the time of the killing, raising questions about the integrity of the prosecution's claims and the witness's validity.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission dismissed the witness's confession by stating it did not believe the Court of Appeal would consider it, highlighting issues in the oversight of wrongful convictions and the role of legal bodies in addressing them.
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