Jeremy Bamber's Murder Appeal Is Refused
Friday 11 February 2011 11:19, UK
Jeremy Bamber will not be able to appeal a conviction of murdering his family, says a provisional review ruling of the case.
The (CCRC) has told Bamber that it has reached a provisional decision not to refer his murder convictions to the Court of Appeal.
and his legal team were sent a Provisional Statement of Reasons, explaining the decision not to refer his case.
The 89-page document sets out in detail the CCRC's analysis and the reasons for its ruling.
Bamber and his team now have three months in which to respond to the ruling.
The Commission will then consider any representations it receives before making a final decision on whether or not to refer the case to the Court of Appeal.
Speaking to Sky News, Mr Bamber said: "I am astounded that there is to be no appeal considering the evidence showing my innocence, [I am] just reading the full doc now."
In a statement, Bamber's legal team said: "Further to the decision not to refer Jeremy's case to the appeal court by the CCRC, please note that this is a provisional judgement.
"Jeremy has been given a further three months to submit more material."
They added: "There is a lot of material that the defence were not allowed to submit to the CCRC after they started their decision making process back in July.
"New evidence will include forensic specialists from many different fields including photographic software and ballistics experts.
"The road has not ended, if the CCRC want more evidence we will give them plenty."
Bamber was convicted and sentenced to life in prison more than 25 years ago for the murder of his entire adoptive family.
Among the victims were his adoptive parents, June and Neville, his sister Sheila Caffell, and her six-year-old twin sons, Daniel and Nicholas.
Bamber has always protested his innocence, insisting it was his schizophrenic sister, Sheila, who shot and murdered the family before turning the gun on herself.
Bamber's legal team insist crime scene photographs cast doubt on the prosecution’s original case, and believe they could help the killer overturn his convictions.
They said the photographs showed the gun used resting in different positions on Sheila Caffell's body and around the bedroom, suggesting the gun had been moved from its original position several times by police officers at the scene.
One of Britain's more notorious inmates, Bamber has been behind bars for 24 years for the murders at the family farmhouse in Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex, on August 7, 1985.