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y separately published work icon The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama single work   non-fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama
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' How did a young Somali man end up in gaol for the rape of a woman he had never met, in an over-28s nightclub he was too young to be admitted to, in a Melbourne suburb he had never visited? In the style of literary non-fiction comes a gripping true story that will appeal to mystery, crime and ‘CSI’ aficionados and anyone interested in justice for all, in the midst of cultural diversity.

'In 2010, nearly 18 months after Jama’s incarceration, his conviction was overturned when a mother’s profound faith in her son’s innocence, a prosecutor’s tenacious pursuit of truth and justice and a defence lawyer’s belief in his client, brought forth revelations that overturned one of the worst miscarriages of justice in Victorian legal history.' (Publication abstract)

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  • Editor's note: Literary non-fiction

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Cheltenham, Brighton - Moorabbin area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Wild Dingo Press , 2014 .
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      Extent: 276p.
      Note/s:
      • Published April 2014
      ISBN: 9780987381163 (ebook)

Works about this Work

Truth on Trial Lou Heinrich , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , January no. 24 2016; (p. 141-149)
'How recent Australian true-crime books have rejected male authority in court narratives and explored 'truth' through feelings.' (141)
y separately published work icon The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama by Julie Szego Khadija Caffoor , Melbourne : CAE Book Group , 2015 9282369 2015 single work criticism
The Fine Line in Justice Details Noted on the Path to Justice Lucy Sussex , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 June 2014; (p. 35) The Canberra Times , 28 June 2014; (p. 20) The Age , 28 June 2014; (p. 35)

— Review of The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama Julie Szego , 2014 single work non-fiction
Tainted DNA Ray Cassin , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 362 2014; (p. 21-22)

— Review of The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama Julie Szego , 2014 single work non-fiction
Tainted DNA Ray Cassin , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 362 2014; (p. 21-22)

— Review of The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama Julie Szego , 2014 single work non-fiction
The Fine Line in Justice Details Noted on the Path to Justice Lucy Sussex , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 June 2014; (p. 35) The Canberra Times , 28 June 2014; (p. 20) The Age , 28 June 2014; (p. 35)

— Review of The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama Julie Szego , 2014 single work non-fiction
Truth on Trial Lou Heinrich , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , January no. 24 2016; (p. 141-149)
'How recent Australian true-crime books have rejected male authority in court narratives and explored 'truth' through feelings.' (141)
y separately published work icon The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama by Julie Szego Khadija Caffoor , Melbourne : CAE Book Group , 2015 9282369 2015 single work criticism
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