MP backs convicted killer’s appeal bid
originally published:
23rd September 2009
A Suffolk MP is backing the family of a convicted murderer’s bid to clear his name, claiming there is enough “doubt” surrounding the case for an appeal. Kevin Nunn is currently serving a 22 year jail sentence for the murder of Dawn Walker, whose semi-naked body was found burned beside the River Lark, near Bury St Edmunds, in 2005.
Since that time, Nunn’s family has sought to clear his name. Late last year, Nunn’s sister Brigitte Butcher asked Suffolk police for material relating to the conviction which was not shown to the court during his trial in 2006. Almost a year later, the force is yet to comply with her request – despite being instructed to do so by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Speaking to the EADT, the Bury St Edmunds MP David Ruffley said he was keen to help the family get the documents they needed because he felt there were “unanswered questions” surrounding the case.
But Dawn Walker’s family hit back saying they are “disgusted” at the MP’s backing for the appeal.
Mr Ruffley, a lawyer by training, said: “I am doing what I can to get the disclosures to help the family’s lawyers.
