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Pardon appeal for Shields refused

Published: 02 Jul 2009 - 17:33:04

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Jailed Liverpool football fan Michael Shields has had an appeal for a pardon provisionally refused by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.Shields is serving a 10-year sentence for the attempted murder of a Bulgarian barman after his team's victory in the Champions League Final in 2005. High Court judges ruled in December that Mr Straw had the power to grant Shields a pardon. Shields, 22, from Edge Hill, Liverpool, has always maintained his innocence. A statement issued by the Ministry of Ju.... read more