Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years – The Story of the Birmingham Six
The Birmingham Six were six Irish men falsely convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings that killed 21 people and injured over 180. Subjected to violent interrogations and a deeply flawed trial, they spent 16 years in prison before their convictions were finally overturned in 1991. Their case remains one of the most notorious examples of a miscarriage of justice in British legal history, highlighting systemic failings in the police, forensic evidence, and the justice system.
