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'Body in carpet' conviction of Alan Charlton referred to Court of Appeal Alan Charlton 'body in carpet' conviction sent to appeal
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A man convicted of the "body in the carpet" murder in Cardiff more than 20 years ago has had his case referred to the Court of Appeal. A man convicted of the murder of a teenager whose remains were found wrapped in carpet 25 years ago has had his case sent to the Court of Appeal.
Alan Charlton is serving a life sentence for killing 15-year-old Karen Price, who disappeared from a children's home in 1981.Alan Charlton is serving a life sentence for killing 15-year-old Karen Price, who disappeared from a children's home in 1981.
She was found in 1989 wrapped in carpet in the garden of flats. He was convicted in 1991 and an appeal failed three years later.
There have been concerns over techniques used by South Wales Police to investigate the case. It has now been referred because of concerns over techniques used by South Wales Police to investigate the case.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has said a number of officers involved in the case also investigated two notorious cases that resulted in miscarriages of justice - the murders of Lynette White and Philip Saunders.The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has said a number of officers involved in the case also investigated two notorious cases that resulted in miscarriages of justice - the murders of Lynette White and Philip Saunders.
The CCRC has sent the case to appeal, it said, partly over concerns about the alleged "oppressive handling" of key witnesses by officers and alleged breaches of police regulations. The CCRC said it had sent the case to appeal partly over concerns about the alleged "oppressive handling" of key witnesses by officers and alleged breaches of police regulations.
It has also informed the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the chief constable of South Wales Police and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary about its concerns. It has also told the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the chief constable of South Wales Police and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary about its concerns.
Charlton was convicted on 26 February 1991 at Cardiff Crown Court and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 15 years, but he remains in jail. The case became known as the "body in the carpet" after the teenager's remains were discovered in carpet in the garden of flats.
Charlton, from Bridgewater, Somerset, was convicted on 26 February 1991 at Cardiff Crown Court and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 15 years, but he remains in jail.
After a failed appeal in 1994, Charlton applied to the CCRC for a review of his case in August 2009.After a failed appeal in 1994, Charlton applied to the CCRC for a review of his case in August 2009.
Following a lengthy investigation, the CCRC has referred Charlton's conviction to the Court of Appeal as it considers there is "a real possibility that the court will quash the conviction".Following a lengthy investigation, the CCRC has referred Charlton's conviction to the Court of Appeal as it considers there is "a real possibility that the court will quash the conviction".
Karen's skeletal remains were found on 7 December 1989, wrapped in a carpet in a shallow grave by workmen digging at the rear of a property in Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff, where Charlton was living at the time of the girl's disappearance. Karen's skeletal remains were found on 7 December 1989 in a shallow grave by workmen digging at the back of a property in Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff, where Charlton was living at the time of the girl's disappearance.