There seemed something horribly familiar about the case of Peter Sullivan. The man hitherto known as 'the Beast of Birkenhead' was released last week after 38 years in prison for the murder of Diane …
But no-one from the 'tribal' and 'tight-knit' communities was willing to come forward and name the killer to police 'for fear of repercussions', staff said today.
Former labourer Peter Sullivan, 68, has said he is 'not angry or bitter' after being wrongly convicted of the murder young florist Diane Sindall, 21, in Birkenhead, Merseyside in 1986.
Scores of schoolchildren were said to have been left 'traumatised' with 'cuts and bruises' after a bus crashed into a low bridge in Birkenhead, Wirral, on Friday afternoon.
There seemed to be a lot to love about Mark Cassidy, a handsome, affable carpenter from Birkenhead with a ready sense of humour. Alison's family liked him, as did her friends.