Ann Ming MBE
(she/her)Retired nurse and victims rights campaigner
All victims and their families need the justice they deserve. What I've campaigned for wasn't just for me, it is for families in the future. The work is not done. Double jeopardy laws still need to change worldwide, and I'm hoping my story creates a drive for that change.
Ann is a retired nurse and victims rights campaigner who successfully changed the 800 year old Double Jeopardy Law. The law protected accused from being retired for a crime if they had been acquitted.
Ann’s daughter's killer confessed that he had killed Julie and, due to the old Double Jeopardy Law, could only be tried for perjury. This is when Ann’s campaign began. Julie's killer was the first to be tried under the new ruling in 800 years and since the change in the law there have been 18 cases in England and two in Scotland.