Anger at refusal to pardon jailed Liverpool fan

JAILED football fan Michael Shields’s father last night hit out at the British Government for leading his family “a merry dance” by refusing to pardon his son.

Anger at refusal to pardon jailed Liverpool fan
Fri, 03 Jul, 2009 - 01:00
John Fahey

Shields is serving 10 years in jail for the attempted murder of Bulgarian waiter Martin Georgiev in 2005.

Since the moment of his arrest the Liverpool FC fan maintained his innocence.

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