The sins of the father

August 06, 2008
Oldham Advertiser
Simon Coyle

The son of a convicted murderer has welcomed the decision by Court of Appeal judges to refuse his father leave to appeal against his conviction – and spoken of how his parent’s sins are destroying his own future. Shaw man Ronald Castree, 55, also lost his fight to reduce the length of his jail sentence – a minimum of 30 years – imposed last year after he was found guilty of 11-year-old Lesley Molseed’s murder in 1975.

Continue Reading... Labels: Lesley Molseed, Manchester Police, Nick Tighe, Ronald Castree, Stefan Kiszko

'In prison where he belongs'

1 August 2008
Rossendale Free Press
Simon Coyle

The son of convicted killer Ronald Castree has welcomed a decision by Court of Appeal judges this week to refuse his father leave to appeal against his conviction. Castree, 55, also lost a fight to reduce the length of his jail sentence – a minimum of 30 years – imposed after he was found guilty of 11-year-old Lesley Molseed’s murder at Bradford Crown Court last November.

Continue Reading... Labels: Lesley Molseed, Manchester Police, Nick Tighe, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Stefan Kiszko