# Wrongfully jailed Welsh man raises funds to restore murder victim’s grave 2026-08-06T20:41:34+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Michael O'Brien, who spent 11 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murdering Cardiff newsagent Philip Saunders, is raising money for a new headstone at Saunders' grave. Saunders was killed in 1987, and his killer has never been identified. O'Brien, Darren Hall and Ellis Sherwood were convicted in 1988, but the Court of Appeal overturned their convictions in 1999 after finding Hall's confession unreliable. South Wales Police reopened a review of the case in June, citing advances in forensic science. O'Brien said he was moved after meeting Saunders' family and visiting the grave. He received £692,900 in compensation in 2002, though £37,500 was deducted for prison living costs. The UK ended that deduction policy in 2023 but did not apply the change retrospectively. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: forensic science, murder investigation, victims' rights, Wales, wrongful conviction Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/wrongfully-jailed-welsh-man-raises-funds-to-restore-murder-victims-grave/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/wrongfully-jailed-welsh-man-raises-funds-to-restore-murder-victims-grave/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.