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BBC Wales The Clydach Murders-- Beyond Reasonable Doubt.
Suspicions over officers
But Morris wasn't the first suspect. The police had originally looked at two of their own.
Stephen Lewis, his wife Alison and his twin brother Stuart were arrested in July 2000, the married couple on suspicion of murder and Stuart on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Stephen's wife Alison Lewis, a former officer with South Wales Police, had been in a les bian affair with Mandy, and suspicion had fallen on Stuart because of events on the night.
Alison Lewis and her husband Stephen were initially suspects
Stephen Lewis and his wife Alison were arrested but never charged in connection with the murders
Stuart Lewis was one of the first police officers to arrive at the murder scene
He was then an Acting Inspector and was not only on duty the night of the murders but was the most senior officer to arrive at the scene.
Stuart stayed at 9 Kelvin Road for less than 10 minutes, failed to preserve the scene and his log book for that night went missing. He also didn't fill in his pocket book until the Monday.
But despite the initial suspicion over the trio, it was decided there was insufficient evidence linking them to the crime and they were not charged, eventually being ruled out as suspects in January 2001.
There is no DNA evidence or fingerprints linking Morris to 9 Kelvin Road, and no witnesses could place him there on the night of the murders.
But speaking for the first time, a potential witness has told the BBC they saw a man or men close to the house that night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54590367
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkSdT9j_mOM
But Morris wasn't the first suspect. The police had originally looked at two of their own.
Stephen Lewis, his wife Alison and his twin brother Stuart were arrested in July 2000, the married couple on suspicion of murder and Stuart on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Stephen's wife Alison Lewis, a former officer with South Wales Police, had been in a les bian affair with Mandy, and suspicion had fallen on Stuart because of events on the night.
Alison Lewis and her husband Stephen were initially suspects
Stephen Lewis and his wife Alison were arrested but never charged in connection with the murders
Stuart Lewis was one of the first police officers to arrive at the murder scene
He was then an Acting Inspector and was not only on duty the night of the murders but was the most senior officer to arrive at the scene.
Stuart stayed at 9 Kelvin Road for less than 10 minutes, failed to preserve the scene and his log book for that night went missing. He also didn't fill in his pocket book until the Monday.
But despite the initial suspicion over the trio, it was decided there was insufficient evidence linking them to the crime and they were not charged, eventually being ruled out as suspects in January 2001.
There is no DNA evidence or fingerprints linking Morris to 9 Kelvin Road, and no witnesses could place him there on the night of the murders.
But speaking for the first time, a potential witness has told the BBC they saw a man or men close to the house that night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54590367
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkSdT9j_mOM
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Grandmother Doris was found murdered in her bed
Although Emily and Katie Power were murdered, one expert said their mother was the main target
Mandy Power died with her daughters Katie and Emily and her mother Doris Dawson
A senior MP has called for a review into the conviction of the man jailed for the 1999 Clydach murders.
David Morris is serving a life sentence for killing a family of four.
Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell says his conviction should be reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), after a BBC investigation spoke to new witnesses and experts.
South Wales Police said Morris was convicted twice at two trials after an "extensive investigation".
Relatives of the victims also said they had no doubt Morris was responsible.
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BBC Wales Investigates spoke to new witnesses and experts who put fresh doubt on the conviction.
Mr McDonnell said the case was "increasingly looking toward a miscarriage of justice".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54649016
this case is one case that I find myself thinking about on a regular basis. The inconsistencies, the unproven facts, the lack of any incriminating forensic evidence that relates to David Morris, to name but a few. A pre meditated crime that displays all aforethought, forensically sparce bar for the evidence that was not revealed in court. e.g. matchstick with Stephen Lewis finger print, his prints in the shed etc, the unaccounted unchallenged actions of his brother Stuart Lewis and his mysterious and bizarre actions. Worse still, accepted in our courts, as carried out by an extremely intoxicated David Morris who was supposedly in a drunken rage. This was no frenzied drunken rage. This was a cold blooded, planned and executed mass murder by a person or persons who slaughtered Mrs Dawson and laid in wait for his three other victims. This case and all evidence has never been heard in any one court in all its entirety. Never been properly delivered to a jury and correctly cross examined by a defence team that has David Morris best intentions at heart and are not compromising the delivery of their defence strategy for fear of incriminating their other customers, namely The Lewis’s. Shocking behavior in our Legal system. The actions of Mr Hutchinson and Mr Rouch in the first trial are nothing short of immoral, perverted and totally unethical. They compromised the defence of a man fighting for his liberty who if found guilty, would never again walk free in his lifetime, unyet they still acted as his legal team, not even bothering to call Stuart Lewis to the stand at Swansea Crown Court to enquire about his extremely suspect behavior in the hours after the murder, let alone his whereabouts at the crucial time.
Is David Morris innocent, I dont know, but what I firmly believe is that he has yet to have a fair, honest and fully factual trial where all evidence is produced and correctly challanged and cross examined by a team representing Morris, who actually represent him honestly, fully and correctly with all the facts before them.
Let justice be seen to be done.
https://www.thejusticegap.com/clydach-murders-five-years-working-hopeless-case/
Sgt Stephen Lewis resembles the E-fit but wasn't initially arrested
But in what kind of society can personal dignity and self-respect be achieved only through wrongful imprisonment for decades?
https://www.city-journal.org/clydach-murders