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| Stagg given £700,000 compensation | Stagg given £700,000 compensation |
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| The man wrongly accused and later cleared of the murder of Rachel Nickell in 1992 has told the BBC that he has been awarded £706,000 in compensation. | The man wrongly accused and later cleared of the murder of Rachel Nickell in 1992 has told the BBC that he has been awarded £706,000 in compensation. |
| Colin Stagg, 44, confirmed the payout to the BBC's Crimewatch programme. | Colin Stagg, 44, confirmed the payout to the BBC's Crimewatch programme. |
| Ms Nickell, 23, was stabbed 49 times in a frenzied daylight attack on Wimbledon Common in front of her child. | Ms Nickell, 23, was stabbed 49 times in a frenzied daylight attack on Wimbledon Common in front of her child. |
| Mr Stagg was cleared of any involvement in the killing in 1994. Robert Napper, 41, was charged with Ms Nickell's murder last year and is awaiting trial. | Mr Stagg was cleared of any involvement in the killing in 1994. Robert Napper, 41, was charged with Ms Nickell's murder last year and is awaiting trial. |
| Mr Stagg's lawyer Alex Tribick said the payout from the Home Office was set by an independent assessor, Lord Brennan. | Mr Stagg's lawyer Alex Tribick said the payout from the Home Office was set by an independent assessor, Lord Brennan. |
| Mr Stagg, of Roehampton, south-west London, was acquitted of the murder when the judge threw out the case on the grounds police had used a "honey trap" plot to encourage him to confess. | Mr Stagg, of Roehampton, south-west London, was acquitted of the murder when the judge threw out the case on the grounds police had used a "honey trap" plot to encourage him to confess. |
| This is an offer that has been made and that offer has been accepted Alex Tribick | This is an offer that has been made and that offer has been accepted Alex Tribick |
| The case was widely seen as a low point in the recent history of the Metropolitan Police. | |
| 'Rebuild life' | |
| Mr Stagg, who lived nearby and who walked his dog on the common, spent 13 months in custody. | Mr Stagg, who lived nearby and who walked his dog on the common, spent 13 months in custody. |
| He always maintained his innocence and later passed a lie detector test. | He always maintained his innocence and later passed a lie detector test. |
| Mr Tribick said the payment would help his client to "try and rebuild his life". | Mr Tribick said the payment would help his client to "try and rebuild his life". |
| He said the offer was made in a letter from the Office of Criminal Justice Reform following an application for compensation. | He said the offer was made in a letter from the Office of Criminal Justice Reform following an application for compensation. |
| Mr Tribick explained that Lord Brennan had submitted a "carefully considered and reasoned" 70-page document supporting the award. | Mr Tribick explained that Lord Brennan had submitted a "carefully considered and reasoned" 70-page document supporting the award. |
| Mr Tribick added: "This is an offer that has been made and that offer has been accepted." | Mr Tribick added: "This is an offer that has been made and that offer has been accepted." |