Family of Peter Sullivan are 'ecstatic' his name has been cleared

The family of Peter Sullivan revealed that they are 'ecstatic' that his name has been cleared and that they are looking forward to getting to know him now that he is a free man.

The former labourer's conviction for the murder of florist Diane Sindall, 21, was dramatically quashed yesterday after the Court of Appeal heard DNA evidence showed the killer was someone else.

Peter, who has learning difficulties and is now 68, had been incarcerated for 38 years in the longest miscarriage of justice in British history.

David Sullivan told MailOnline: 'We are absolutely ecstatic that Peter has been freed but we knew 1000 per cent from the start that he was an innocent man.

'Peter is looking forward to his freedom and rebuilding his life. We now have to get to know Peter and he has to get to know us because he's been away for a long time. It's been a traumatic time for all of us.'