Dorling, Mark

Mark Dorling was tried at the Central Criminal Court in London in April 2006 for the murder of Aaron Chapman. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted on 19th April and sentenced to life imprisonment with a tariff of 25 years.

Aaron Chapman, a former prison officer, had been attacked with a knife at his Surrey home in December 2002. The following day he died from multiple stab wounds.

Mr Dorling sought to appeal against his conviction but his appeal was dismissed. He applied to the CCRC for a review of his conviction in March 2012.

During review, the CCRC obtained fresh evidence impacting the credibility of a key prosecution witness in the case. This evidence consisted of material that was available at the time of trial but not disclosed to the defence, as well as evidence that had emerged post-trial.

The CCRC considered that this material raised a real possibility that the Court of Appeal would quash the conviction

The CCRC referred the conviction in October 2015.

The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in November 2016.