Colin Stagg, eh...why does newsreaders - still - mention his experience with gritted teeth?

Question

Just heard that Mr. Stagg is to get at least £250,000 in compensation for his hardship in 1992 after being charged for the murder of Rachel Nickell. The police were forced to look for likely suspects, and in Colin Stagg they found a man who ideally suited the tabloid agenda. But as time went on, Both Stagg and the Nickell family were suffering.
Today, we were told the taxpayers (with that word spoken almost in capital letters by the newsreader) will be paying for part of Mr. Staggs' eventual amount...and why not - from day one he has been labelled a pariah, but it seems it'll never end, no matter how much money he receives.

Moorglade - what you said was right...when he was picked up by the police, it was 75% - 25%, as even the newspapers who should have known better jumped onto the bandwagon. As there are only two answers to my question, it may still seem more are cynical about his innocence (but hey...this is the UK - could be a great deal of the 75% may not want to admit their original choice), and again, being in the UK, where envy is one of our top three pastimes, Stagg's payment, be it a quarter of a million, or even a million (and an apology) he eventually receives.

Answer 1

He fitted every description, he was an oddball. Just the 'type' for an early conviction.
However, WE ALL thought him guilty. Maybe because of what we were told at the time.
He'll never be able to lead a 'normal' life. So it's just that he be compensated.
I figure he should hold out for a very public apology. I reckon I, at least, owe him one.

Answer 2

Hear hear! I have felt sorry for Colin Stagg from day one. He has been to hell and back and his name will forever be linked to the death of Rachel Nickell. He was nothing to do with it and it's been proven in a court of law. £250,000 doesn't even come close to compensating for what he went through.