Home News Innocent driver who spent 28 years in jail after he was wrongly... News Innocent driver who spent 28 years in jail after he was wrongly convicted of murder has been awarded $9.8million By Staff - January 4, 2021 30 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Spread the loveAn innocent driver who spent 28 years in jail after he was wrongly convicted of murder has been awarded $9.8million. Chester Hollman III was 21 when he was charged in 1991 with killing a student in a botched robbery in Philadelphia, US. He had no criminal record and worked as an armoured car driver. In 2019, a judge ordered the then 49-year-old should be released after nearly three decades behind bars. Police and prosecutors had built their case on fabricated statements from people they coerced as witnesses, the judge said. They had also withheld evidence which pointed to the actual perpetrators, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. His tale was covered in Netflix series The Innocence Files last year, which looked at wrongful convictions. The city of Philadelphia has now agreed to pay Hollman $9.8million, which is one of the largest wrongful-conviction settlements in its history. In a statement, Mr Hollman said: “There are no words to express what was taken from me. “But this settlement closes out a difficult chapter in my life as my family and I now embark on a new one.” Despite the settlement being resolved swiftly, police and city officials did not admit any wrongdoing as part of the deal. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR ‘Side chicks should take care of him too’ – How Julius Agwu’s wife allegedly abandoned him on sick bed and moved on with another... Diego Maradona’s daughter insists the Argentina jersey set to sell at auction for £4m is not the one he wore for the ‘Hand of... VIDEO| “A king” Actor Junior Pope’s son is hailed as he speaks Igbo while breaking bitter kola at a school function LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Recaptcha - Advertisement -Don't Miss Alleged IPOB Spy, Gloria Okolie Released From Detention Staff - March 23, 2022 PHOTOS | Two notorious kidnappers arrested after gun battle with vigilantes and hunters... Staff - June 25, 2021 PHOTOS | Rihanna poses in sexy lingerie in new racy photos Staff - January 18, 2022 MC Oluomo Has No Right To Lagos Kingship Stool – Royal Family Staff - January 28, 2022 Popular South African rapper, Riky Rick dies at 34 after he allegedly committed suicide... Staff - February 23, 2022