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His brain damage as a baby lies at the heart of Oliver Campbell's bid to clear his name. It was here after his arrest at 19, he confessed to a fatal shooting, a false confession he says he was bullied into by detectives without a solicitor to advise him. Why did you confess?

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Under police pressure and under duress.

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Do you remember how that felt at the time?

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It's like someone put in your room and there's no way out of it.

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This was the scene of the crime in East London. Today, it's a restaurant. In 1990, it was an off license. Police. Two men tried to rob it, and there was a violent struggle. The owner, Baldev Hoondal, was shot dead. Campbell's lawyers will argue that police pressed him to make a false confession. Jurers weren't of his full mental health problems. He was mistakenly identified by a witness. The name of the real gunman was given to police, and the gunman was right-handed. Campbell is left-handed. Campbell was freed on license after 11 years and has campaigned to establish his innocence ever since. You've been free for 22 years.

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I'm not free. I'm still a prisoner in the criminal justice system and a prisoner under the Home Office. They can recall me any time without going to the police station or court, straight back in prison.

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If the appeal judges agree that Campbell was not the killer, then police will be under pressure to reopen the murder investigation. Martin Brunt, Sky News.