Wild Justice: Lynn Siddons Murder

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If Brookes had been present at the murder, this would conflict with the frenzy of the boy in the murder, and since the boy was present and had used the knife himself, this conflicts with the frenzy of such a second party. The evidence is that only one person was involved. And that he was puny.

A Derby woman who spent 18 years campaigning to bring her granddaughter's murderer to justice has died aged 92. The memorial was arranged by British Waterways and is located about two miles from Lynn's home in Sinfin. For nearly two decades the police had declined to prosecute Brookes for obvious reasons, but after this judgment, they bowed to the mobbing pressure of the press and these women and prosecuted their case in the criminal courts. Michael Brookes and the step-son's story went through the jury like a dose of salts, and into jail he went, where he has pleaded innocence ever since. He said: “In the papers the SRA says that by admitting these actions it constituted conduct that is completely unacceptable on the part of a solicitor and they are absolutely right.

The confirmation of Brookes as the killer is the culmination of a lengthy campaign waged by Florence Siddons.

Brookes was later tried and convicted, but appealed against the verdict in 1998, saying he could not get a fair trial following publicity about the case, but his appeal was rejected.His conviction followed a rare civil suit brought by Lynn's family after police failed to charge him with the murder. I could have said nothing but I chose not to and the support I got from people afterwards was overwhelming and still is.” Read More Related Articles It was only then that Derbyshire police, who accepted criticism of the way they had handled the case, charged Brookes with the murder. He said: "Among the information I handed over was evidence the boy told me and a psychiatrist of how he was scared of his stepfather, who would cut out pictures of women from the magazines and stab them with a knife.”