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'We can not get justice for Alfred without funding'

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Published date26 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Steve Lawson has spent around 20 years and £6,000 of his own money investigating the case of Huddersfield man Alfred Moore, who was executed for shooting dead Det Insp Duncan Fraser and PC Gordon Jagger, in 1951

The officers were shot while conducting a stake out at Moore's farm in Kirkheaton, Huddersfield to try to catch him returning home with stolen goods. He was arrested at the farmhouse, but the murder weapon was never found.

As reported recently in the Examiner, Mr Lawson, along with solicitor Glyn Maddocks, who has expertise in miscarriage of justice cases, is proposing to raise £10,000 in the hope of finally clearing Alfred Moore's name. The campaign has the support of Moore's surviving daughters.

Mr Lawson said: "Since going public with my views on the Moore case in 2006 I personally have spent over £6,000 on reports, copies of documents and travelling expenses.

"Bronwyne, Alfred's youngest daughter, has also spent a substantial amount of money in an attempt to clear her dad's name.

"We are both now reliant on state pension and cannot sustain any further financial assistance.

"We have also relied heavily on the goodwill of many, none more than Glyn Maddocks whose help has been invaluable."

Mr Lawson has previously submitted a detailed application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission but, to date, the CCRC has yet to refer the case to the Court of Appeal. He claimed the CCRC had not taken into consideration new medical evidence.

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Supporters of the Moore campaign have pointed to other long-running justice campaigns that took many years to bear fruit, including that of Derek Bentley whose conviction for murder was quashed in 1998, decades after he was hanged.

Mr Lawson says: "The conviction of Derek Bentley was quashed after a 45-year campaign. The head of the appeal court panel, Lord Brigham, then set a legal precedent.

"In essence he said that although the original conviction had been some 45 years previous, the appeal court must apply the standards that apply today in any other appeal.

"That precedent applies to the case of Alfred Moore. It also allows that new evidence not heard at the original trial or...

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