Imagine being accused of a murder you didn’t commit and imprisoned for more than 20 years.
This is what happened to Adelaide man Henry Keogh who was convicted in 1995 of killing his fiancé Anna-Jane Cheney and sentenced to a minimum of 25 years jail.
Freed in 2014 after his conviction was quashed, Mr Keogh is dedicating his life to showing others how to free themselves from the various lifelong prisons they may be grappling with whether it be abusive relationships, cyber-bullying, physical and or mental health issues. He also wants to educate others about the many innocent people still languishing in Australian prisons.
Mr Keogh recently spoke with Griffith Law School students undertaking the Innocence Project course, and gave them an insight into his life over the past 20 years.
“Once the legal system gets rolling it doesn’t stop, it’s a juggernaut,’’ he said.
After two trials, the first a hung jury, the second convicting him, he began life as a
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