From left: Paddy Hill, Robert Brown with Michael O'Brien, at the High Court in London. A judge's ruling which increased compensation to two men wrongly convicted for the murder of paperboy Carl Bridgewater was being challenged in the Court of Appeal today. The assessor had awarded Michael Hickey, 42, a total of 990,000, his cousin Vincent Hickey, 49, 506,220 and Michael O'Brien 647,900. Paddy Hill,(who was wrongly jailed for the Birmingham Pub Bombing)and Robert Brown ( who had his murder conviction quashed after spending 25 years in jail) are stood with O'Brien to show their support.

From left: Paddy Hill, Robert Brown with Michael O'Brien, at the High Court in London. A judge's ruling which increased compensation to two men wrongly convicted for the murder of paperboy Carl Bridgewater was being challenged in the Court of Appeal today. The assessor had awarded Michael Hickey, 42, a total of 990,000, his cousin Vincent Hickey, 49, 506,220 and Michael O'Brien 647,900. Paddy Hill,(who was wrongly jailed for the Birmingham Pub Bombing)and Robert Brown ( who had his murder conviction quashed after spending 25 years in jail) are stood with O'Brien to show their support. Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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1775 x 1138 px | 30.1 x 19.3 cm | 11.8 x 7.6 inches | 150dpi

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16 March 2004

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LONDON UK

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Ian Nicholson

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From left: Paddy Hill, Robert Brown with Michael O'Brien, at the High Court in London. A judge's ruling which increased compensation to two men wrongly convicted for the murder of paperboy Carl Bridgewater was being challenged in the Court of Appeal today. The assessor had awarded Michael Hickey, 42, a total of 990, 000, his cousin Vincent Hickey, 49, 506, 220 and Michael O'Brien 647, 900. Paddy Hill, (who was wrongly jailed for the Birmingham Pub Bombing)and Robert Brown ( who had his murder conviction quashed after spending 25 years in jail) are stood with O'Brien to show their support.

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