THE case of the IRA Hyde Park bomber Gilbert "Danny" McNamee is expected to be referred back to the Court of Appeal today after the emergence of new forensic evidence.
McNamee was dubbed a "master bomb-maker" and sentenced to 25 years in jail in 1987 for his part in the 1982 bombing, in which four members of the Household Cavalry were killed.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission is expected to refer the case back to the Court of Appeal tomorrow after studying details for two months.
A spokesman said last night: "A decision is expected to be announced tomorrow. The case was referred to us on March 31st."
At the 1987 Old Bailey trial it was claimed that fingerprints belonging to McNamee were found on equipment discovered at two arms caches in London. The equipment found was said to be the same as that used in the Hyde Park bombing, and that a thumb print of McNamee's was found on a battery used at the bomb site.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission was set up in January of last year by the last government to take responsibility for reviewing cases from the Home Secretary.