Sam Wheadon Photography
Michael Shields Snr
Father of Michael Shields
Only 18 at the time, Liverpool man Michael Shields was arrested in Bulgaria in May 2005 following an attack against a local barman. Despite a confession from another man to the assault and witness statements that Michael was asleep in his hotel room at the time, he was found guilty. Michael’s original sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment was reduced on appeal to 10 years. Now 21, Michael has been transferred to a British prison, where he is serving the remainder of his sentence closer to his family.
Michael Shields Snr
Father of Michael Shields
Only 18 at the time, Liverpool man Michael Shields was arrested in Bulgaria in May 2005 following an attack against a local barman. Despite a confession from another man to the assault and witness statements that Michael was asleep in his hotel room at the time, he was found guilty. Michael’s original sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment was reduced on appeal to 10 years. Now 21, Michael has been transferred to a British prison, where he is serving the remainder of his sentence closer to his family.