The Death of Justice

by Michael O'Brien

Michael O'Brien was imprisoned for eleven years for a crime he didn't commit - the Cardiff Newsagent Murder. in this book he reveals all about the police incompetence and scapegoating which landed him as an innocent man in prison. It also tells of his tooth-and-nail fight through the highest courts, not only to get himself free, but to gain the highest compensation payout of its kind. While in prison, Michael lost not only his freedom but everything he'd ever had, including his wife, his child, and even his health. But he did gain something from his time a self-taught knowledge of Law, and a burning desire to help others fight for justice. On his release he joined forces with another miscarriage of justice victim, Paddy Joe Hill, a member of the Birmingham Six. They set up MOJO (the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation) to help others fight the corrupt British justice system.Amazon Monthly international People Choice Award 2014

Genres: Law

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 2008

Reviews

[Alice Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

What makes this book so powerful is not only the injustice he endured, but the remarkable determination he showed in educating himself in law, battling through the courts, and ultimately securing both his freedom and the highest compensation payout of its kind. His losses family, health, and years of his life are heartbreaking, but his transformation into an advocate for others, through co-founding MOJO alongside Paddy Joe Hill of the Birmingham Six, is nothing short of extraordinary.

[Tony Bassett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading The Death of Justice was a real eye-opener for me. Having some personal knowledge of how the police and courts operated during the 1970s, I was unsure, when I first picked up the book, about whether there had been a total denial of justice in the author’s case. But, as I read on, the book became very absorbing. His words rang true and it became clearer and clearer that he had suffered an appalling ordeal. His case amounted to an outrageous travesty of justice. This is a book that throws new light on Britain’s criminal justice system.