Wife of man jailed for robbery pins hopes on appeal

The Irish wife of a man jailed in Greece for crimes independent evidence shows he could not have committed is making last-minute preparations today for the long-awaited appeal hearing she hopes will free him.

Julie Marku’s husband, Mark, 28, was jailed for 18 years in January 2012 for a series of robberies in Crete despite the fact he was in Ireland when some of them took place.

Julie’s parents, Bill and Phyl O’Reilly, from Carlow, are travelling to the Greek island today to be with their daughter who returned there last month to prepare for the hearing.