The victim of one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice walked free last night having spent 38 years in jail.
Peter Sullivan, 68, is now in line for a £1 million payout after judges quashed his conviction for the murder of 21-year-old florist Diane Sindall in 1986.
Dubbed the Beast of Birkenhead after the brutal killing, Mr Sullivan had long protested his innocence.
But yesterday he said he was 'not bitter' or 'angry', and will 'begin repairing what I made from the driftwood that is my life'.
In a statement released through his solicitor Sarah Myatt moments after his conviction was thrown out at the Court of Appeal in London, he added: 'As God is my witness, it is said the truth shall set you free. It is unfortunate that it does not give a timescale.'
