Compensation Claim In Courts

A woman from Derbyshire who was wrongly jailed for killing her baby son has taken her fight for compensation to the European Court of Human Rights.

Lorraine Allen's conviction was quashed after fresh medical evidence proved it to be unsafe.

She claims it was a miscarriage of justice, but the Government has rejected her claims for compensation.

The decision will now be made by a panel of judges in Strasbourg.

Court room footage from the European Court of Human Rights provided by Quadrant.

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The lawyer acting for the UK Government has told a panel of judges that "there is no right to compensation simply because someone has been acquitted".

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is hearing the case of Lorraine Allen from Derbyshire who wants compensation after being wrongly convicted of killing her baby son.

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The case of a woman from Derbyshire, who's fighting for compensation after she was wrongly convicted for killing her baby son, will be heard by the European Court of Human Rights today.

Twelve years ago Lorraine Allen was convicted for the manslaughter of her son Patrick.

Judges here dismissed a miscarriage of justice after her conviction was quashed in 2005.

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