Supporters of convicted wife murderer Nicholas Tucker have been granted an additional 28 days to try and prove his innocence.
Following a provisional decision by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) not to send Tucker's case back to the appeal courts, the former RAF officer has applied for more time to persuade them otherwise.
Tucker, currently serving a life sentence in Cardiff for murdering his wife Carol, now has until mid-November to present evidence he considers the CCRC has missed.
The commission will then decide whether to send his case for a full appeal, which could overturn his conviction.
His case was given high-profile support when it was taken up by Channel 4's Trial and Error television programme.
Supporters, including his fiancée Jenny Peacock, are determined to prove his innocence, believing there is new evidence that should be considered.
The case was originally tried in 1997 at Norwich Crown Court, where Tucker was found guilty of murdering his wife when their car crashed into the River Lark at Icklingham.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
51.0%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
36.3%
Surname region
UK
United States
65.7%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
appeal courts, the former RAF officer has applied for more time to persuade them otherwise. Tucker, currently serving a life sentence in Cardiff for murdering his wife Carol, now has until mid-November to present evidence he considers th...
Life or indeterminate sentence
life
Tucker, currently serving a life sentence in Cardiff for murdering his wife Carol, now has until mid-November to present evidence he considers the CCRC has missed
