0:00:17 > 0:00:19man jailed for murder in Cardiff 23 years ago has been referred to the
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Court of Appeal because of concerns about techniques used by police.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Alan Charlton is serving a life sentence for killing 15-year-old
0:00:26 > 0:00:34Karen Price. South Wales Police say they can't comment at this stage.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38The grim discovery was made on seven December 1989. The skeletal remains
0:00:39 > 0:00:47of a young girl wrapped in an offcut of carpet. She had had her hands
0:00:48 > 0:00:50tied behind her back, a plastic bag placed over her head. The body was
0:00:51 > 0:00:53so decomposed identification was impossible. The pathologist was able
0:00:54 > 0:00:59to tell the police the victim had been a teenage girl, but nothing
0:01:00 > 0:01:03more. That is when he enlisted the help of Professor Sir Richard Neave
0:01:04 > 0:01:08who was able to create a clay facial reconstruction of her skull.
0:01:09 > 0:01:16You may not have known this girl by name, but do you recall her...
0:01:17 > 0:01:21The ground-breaking technique worked. Someone did recognise her.
0:01:22 > 0:01:29It was 15-year-old Karen Price who disappeared from a children's home
0:01:30 > 0:01:33in Pontypridd in July 1981. Other techniques used were DMA for
0:01:34 > 0:01:42the first time, DNA used on bone marrow.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46The police investigation then centred on who had been living in
0:01:47 > 0:01:49the bedsits at the time of the murder. Just a year after the body
0:01:50 > 0:01:52was discovered, Alan Charlton was convicted at Cardiff Crown Court
0:01:53 > 0:02:06alongside Idris Ali who had been Karen's pimp. A subsequent appeal by
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Charlton failedl, but Idris Ali's conviction was quashed and a retrial
0:02:09 > 0:02:12ordered when he admitted manslaughter. 23 years on, there are
0:02:13 > 0:02:14question marks over the safety of Alan Charlton's conviction.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16Following a lengthy investigation by the Criminal Cases Review
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Commission, they have referred the case into the court of appeal. The
0:02:20 > 0:02:22CCRC say there are case into the court of appeal. The
0:02:23 > 0:02:32the alleged oppressive handling of key witnesses and alleged breaches
0:02:33 > 0:02:35of police regulations. While no individuals have been named, the
0:02:36 > 0:02:38CCRC say a number of the same officers also investigated two
0:02:39 > 0:02:41notorious cases that resulted in miscarriages of justice, the murders
0:02:42 > 0:02:47of Annettee White and Philip Saunders.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Of all the people that write into this criminal review body, only one
0:02:52 > 0:02:58case in 25 is referred to the court of appeal. But of the cases that are
0:02:59 > 0:03:05referred to the Court of Appeal, about three quarters are actually
0:03:06 > 0:03:08overturned by the court of appeal. In other words, the review
0:03:09 > 0:03:11commission would not send this case to the appeal judges in London if
0:03:12 > 0:03:12they didn't think there was a significant possibility that Alan
0:03:13 > 0:03:31Charlton would be cleared. Alan Charlton was sentenced to life
0:03:32 > 0:03:34for Karen Price's murder. The judge recommended he serve at least 15
0:03:35 > 0:03:40years. 23 years later, he remains behind bars awaiting this new
0:03:41 > 0:03:43appeal. The family of a severely premature
0:03:44 > 0:03:46baby from Pembrokeshire say they're taking legal action against the NHS
0:03:47 > 0:03:52Trust in Bristol where their son died. Rohan Rhodes was born 15 weeks
0:03:53 > 0:03:55early and transferred to St Michaels Hospital for specialist heart
0:03:56 > 0:03:58surgery, but died less than two days later. A coroner ruled there were
0:03:59 > 0:04:01missed opportunities to monitor his condition more closely. The trust
0:04:02 > 0:04:07has apologised and said safety systems have since been introduced.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10has apologised and said safety The Welsh NHS is paying for some
0:04:11 > 0:04:13cardiac patients to be treated at English hospitals, including a
0:04:14 > 0:04:17private clinic, to help reduce the waiting list for heart surgery here.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22It follows concerns from the Royal College of Surgeons that too many
0:04:23 > 0:04:25patients were dying, waiting for treatment. The Welsh government says
0:04:26 > 0:04:28it'll spend ?1.3 million over the next two years to upgrade cardiac
0:04:29 > 0:04:36theatres at the University Hospital of Wales.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39A boat building company says it's in danger of going into administration.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Mustang Marine, based at Pembroke Port, employs over 100 people. It
0:04:45 > 0:04:48opened a new ?1.5 million building last year and was hailed as the
0:04:49 > 0:04:51first major investment in Milford Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone. The
0:04:52 > 0:04:56company says it's expected to find out more in the next few days.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Following recent storms, dozens of dead sea birds have been found along
0:04:59 > 0:05:01some of Pembrokeshire's dead sea birds have been found along
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Experts say rough seas have meant the birds, such as puffins and
0:05:05 > 0:05:09guillemots, have been unable to feed properly.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15Birds washed up by the sea after last night's high tide. Razorbills
0:05:16 > 0:05:25and guillemots mostly. They have been unable to feed and are
0:05:26 > 0:05:28malnourished after weeks of storms. Wildlife trust staff who are wardens
0:05:29 > 0:05:31during the summer months are combing the beaches to try to establish just
0:05:32 > 0:05:35how many have perished. Even if these deaths do not yet
0:05:36 > 0:05:40number in the hundreds, there are concerns that wild sea bird colonies
0:05:41 > 0:05:44are being badly hit. This winter has been unusual and it's been one of
0:05:45 > 0:05:50the worst winters, as we all know, for storms. The birds struggle to
0:05:51 > 0:06:01cope in that kind of weather out at sea. After two months of Atlantic
0:06:02 > 0:06:04storms, there are real fears that this winter is killing even more
0:06:05 > 0:06:12birds than after the Sea Empress crashed 18 years ago, as well as the
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Brer oil disaster combined. Tens of thousands of tonnes of crude oil
0:06:16 > 0:06:16spilling on the beach is still considered a disaster, but this
0:06:17 > 0:06:28winter's impact could be worse. In France, 11,000 dead sea birds
0:06:29 > 0:06:41have been counted. Earlier this month, the French ecology minister
0:06:42 > 0:06:44saw the birds for himself. Some have been found with the rings around
0:06:45 > 0:06:48their legs confirming that they usually nest and breed on Skomer and
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Skokholm. The numbers are quite extreme. The majority of these birds
0:06:52 > 0:07:03might be adults. We might see a direct impact on breeding numbers
0:07:04 > 0:07:07and population. The islands of Skomer and Skokholm are home to over
0:07:08 > 0:07:1020,000 puffins as well as 28,000 guillemots and 9000 razorbills. One
0:07:11 > 0:07:13of the most important colonies of cliff nesting sea birds in southern
0:07:14 > 0:07:25Britain. When the birds return in May and June, the likelihood may be
0:07:26 > 0:07:34that there will be fewer of them. It's been confirmed tonight that
0:07:35 > 0:07:43there Plas Madoc Leaisure centre in Wrexham will no longer be run by the
0:07:44 > 0:07:47council. And in CaerphillY, councillors have voted through more
0:07:48 > 0:07:50than ?14 million of cuts. Snooker, and Mark Williams has
0:07:51 > 0:07:54beaten the current world number one, Neil Robertson, in the third round
0:07:55 > 0:07:57of the Welsh Open. Williams came from behind to win 4-3 and will play
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Marco Fu in the fourth round tomorrow. But Dominic Dale and
0:08:03 > 0:08:09Matthew Stevens are out. Time for the weather forecast now.
0:08:10 > 0:08:16And the rain is back, Derek? Yes, it is. Rain is already into the
0:08:17 > 0:08:22south and south-west and crossing into the rest of the country by
0:08:23 > 0:08:27midnight. A spell of heavy rain with gusty windss. Tomorrow, I can
0:08:28 > 0:08:31promise you some sunshine, but gusty windss. Tomorrow, I can
0:08:32 > 0:08:37out for heavy showers as well. The weather will be quite nice, dry and
0:08:38 > 0:08:40bright with some sunshine. But showers reaching Pembrokeshire by
0:08:41 > 0:08:49around ten o'clock in the morning. Across the rest of the UK, rain
0:08:50 > 0:08:56clearing away into the North Sea. A little snow on hills and mountains.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Parts of Scotland and England will enjoy a dry afternoon. Some showers
0:09:02 > 0:09:07in Wales tomorrow afternoon, some of them heavy. Those showers will
0:09:08 > 0:09:12gradually ease and a dry start for the evening. The forecast for
0:09:13 > 0:09:17tomorrow night into Friday is a little tricky, depending on what
0:09:18 > 0:09:26track this area of low pressure takes. We could have rain, sleet and
0:09:27 > 0:09:29snow on higher ground. There could be snow coming down to lower levels
0:09:30 > 0:09:35on Friday before it gradually moves away. For the weekend, some showers
0:09:36 > 0:09:41are likely on Saturday. Sunday should be drier and brighter with
0:09:42 > 0:09:48some sunshine. After a very wet and mild winter, it looks like we are in
0:09:49 > 0:09:54for a chilly start to March. We'll have updates from around 6.25
0:09:55 > 0:09:56in the morning. Good night.