Dariusz Alchimionek’s manslaughter conviction quashed

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Dariusz Alchimionek had his manslaughter conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal on 18 February 2019. The conviction related to the death of John Gorman and injuries caused to his brother Adam. The court described the jury verdict as perverse.

Alchimionek had been convicted after jurors were told that uncontested psychiatric evidence showed he was legally insane when he ran over and killed Mr Gorman. The ruling was described as significant because appeal courts rarely overturn jury verdicts in this way.