Who is the lawyer for the Freshwater Five?
It is the culmination of years of work by the men’s lawyer Emily Bolton, who has doggedly hunted down the new evidence being presented to judges today.
What is the Freshwater Five case?
Today, the Freshwater Five case is in front of the court of appeal after the disclosure of new evidence that the defence says points to the men’s conviction being unsafe. Why has it taken a decade to get to this point? Today, the court of appeal will begin to decide the fate of the Freshwater Five. If the convictions of John Beere ...
Who are the Freshwater Five?
Two members of the Freshwater Five, Daniel Payne, centre, and Scott Birtwistle, second right, outside the Royal Courts of Justice last month. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA. F our members of the Today in Focus team – presenter Anushka Asthana, producer Josh Kelly, executive producer Phil Maynard, and composer and sound designer Axel Kacoutié – talk ...
Who is the presenter of Freshwater Five 2021?
Last modified on Mon 5 Apr 2021 13.19 EDT. F our members of the Today in Focus team – presenter Anushka Asthana, producer Josh Kelly, executive producer Phil Maynard, and composer and sound designer Axel Kacoutié – talk about the success of our audio miniseries. You can listen to the Freshwater Five series here.
JAMIE GREEN
Jamie, happily married to Nikki for 26 years before her untimely death from cancer. Father to Maisy, Poppy and Jesse. Passionate about fishing and his beloved Manchester United. An Island boy who grew up and remained on the Isle of Wight to run his crab and lobster fishing business.
JON BEERE
Jon, or Beerey as he’s known to most people is married to Sue, they were childhood sweethearts. He is Dad to 3 children; Elle, Maisie and Flynn. He is also Grandad (Jonny Gramps) to Willow .
ZORAN DRESIC
Zoran is married to Marina and they have 3 children. Up until his arrest they had spent longer together than apart in their lives.
DAN PAYNE
Daniel is a keep fit enthusiast and spent a great deal of time pursuing activities such as kick boxing, surfing and snow boarding. His main hobby however was fishing and took every opportunity to go sea angling. Daniel worked in the building trade prior to arrest.
SCOTT BIRTWISTLE
'Scotty the Fisherholic' whose passion for fishing was only matched by Jamie's. A role model and great friend of Jamie's son Jesse, who is now a a crab boat skipper in the North Sea. Son to Simon & Sharon and brother to Shannon who all deeply missed him and his infectious character.
