Andrew Mallard got another chance at life after a court in Australia tossed out his murder conviction in 2005. That life ended this week in Hollywood, when Mallard was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
Andrew Mallard got another chance at life after the highest court in Australia tossed out his murder conviction in 2005, ultimately allowing him to go free after more than a decade in prison.Advertisement
Police said Mallard, 56, was struck by a driver heading east on Sunset Boulevard as he crossed Formosa Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. The driver fled, and as of Saturday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department had no suspect or vehicle description in the incident.the victim as the same Andrew Mallard who was convicted and later exonerated in the 1994 slaying of jeweler Pamela Lawrence in a suburb of Perth.
A subsequent investigation revealed that police and prosecutors had withheld evidence in Mallard’s trial and his conviction was thrown out. He received more than $3.25 million in compensation from the government and two police officials involved in the case
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