arrived at _ reporter: the family of mahmood mattan arrived at court _ reporter: the family of mahmood after over four decades of campaigning, his name was cleared but the effects are still felt by the family. it still felt by the family. it isn't still felt by the family. it isn'tjust one life still felt by the family. it isn't just one life they took, isn'tjust one life they took, three sons then went through the stigma of their father being a murderer, then how troubled they were from their own upbringing. they abused alcohol and sadly died from it. if his father wasn't. .. alcohol and sadly died from it. if his father wasn't... killed, hanged for the murder that he didn't commit, then i would essentially still have a dad today. south wales police has issued an apology for their role in the miscarriage ofjustice. it is absolutely right that all those concerned with criminal justice and policing should recognise the wrong that was done and the damage that it did to a family. i done and the damage that it did to a family-— to a family. i know about the a olo: to a family. i know about

so mahmood mattan is one of 21 men executed that year and five of them were black and asian. in perfect form ofjustice. this penalty are very cruel and in perfect form ofjustice. perfect form of 'ustice. this was one of perfect form of 'ustice. this was of the — perfect form of 'ustice. this was one of the first — perfect form ofjustice. this was one of the first cases, _ perfect form ofjustice. this was one of the first cases, in - perfect form ofjustice. this was one of the first cases, in fact, . perfect form ofjustice. this was i one of the first cases, in fact, the first case taking up petty criminal cases review commission where damning when it was established and it didn't take it very long to send it didn't take it very long to send it back to the court and for the admission by all concerned that this was a miscarriage. yes, there has been another... when it was years since the family got that conviction quashed. it's only now the apology has come which is perhaps a bit surprised? it has come which is perhaps a bit surprised?— has come which is perhaps a bit surrised?

mahmood mattan was accused of an horrendous crime, the murder of a cardiff shopkeeper, lily volpert,s a somali immigrant. he couldn't speak much english. the police withheld a lot of the evidence. just six months after the attack, he was the last man to be hanged at cardiff prison. reporter: the family - of mahmood mattan arrived at the court of appeal this morning, hoping forjustice. after over four decades of campaigning, his name was cleared but the effects are still felt by the family. it isn'tjust one life they took, three sons then went through the stigma of their father being a murderer, and then how troubled they were from their own upbringing. they abused alcohol and sadly died from it. if his father wasn't killed, hanged for the murder that he didn't commit, then i'd essentially still have a dad today. south wales police has issued an apology for policing's role in the miscarriage ofjustice. it is absolutely right that all us who are concerned with criminaljustice and policing should recognise the wrong that was done, and the damage that it did to a family. i know about the

the family of mahmood mattan arrived at the court of appeal this morning, hoping forjustice.ook. the three sons, then went through the stigma of their father being a murderer, and then how troubled they were from their own upbringing. they abused alcohol and sadly died from it. if his father wasn't. .. ..killed, hung for the murder that he didn't commit then. i essentially still have a dad today. south wales police has now issued an apology for police's role in the miscarriage ofjustice. it's absolutely right that all of us who are concerned with criminal justice in policing should recognise the wrong that was done and the damage that it did to a family. i know about the apology through the bbc. on behalf of the family, i do accept the apology. it's quite sad that they're no longer here to accept any apology. and there was no apology given back when they were here. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. wettest across western parts of the uk today. there are some met office weather warnings out there for the rain, for example into northern ireland an