11 Facts About Guildford Four

The Guildford Four were wrongly convicted of bombings carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army ; the Maguire Seven were wrongly convicted of handling explosives found during the investigation into the bombings.

Guildford Four were charged with direct involvement with the IRA attacks.

Guildford Four were convicted on 22 October 1975 for murder and other charges and sentenced to life imprisonment – mandatory for adults convicted of murder.

Justice John Donaldson, who presided over the Maguire Seven trial, expressed regret that the Guildford Four had not been charged with treason, which still had a mandatory death penalty.

Guildford Four did not "fit the bill" of IRA involvement according to the way they lived.

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Guildford Four tried to obtain from the Home Secretary a reference to the Court of Appeal under Section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, but were unsuccessful.

Guildford Four were released on 19 October 1989, after having their convictions quashed.

Guildford Four travelled to Colombia to attend the trial of the Colombia Three.

Guildford Four is reported to have settled with the government for a final payment of compensation in the region of £500,000.

Guildford Four kept out of the public eye and died in 2012 aged 55.

Guildford Four helped us to survive what we were not meant to survive.