First Nations men wrongfully convicted in 1973 Winnipeg murder sue over 'cruel and unusual treatment'
Two First Nations men who were recently acquitted for the 1973 murder of a Winnipeg man are now taking all three levels of government to court, saying they were wrongfully convicted, imprisoned and kept on parole for decades.
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![Newly acquitted Allan Woodhouse, front left to right, and Brian Anderson and James Lockyer, one of the lawyers for the two men and director of Innocence Canada, speak to the media outside the Winnipeg Law Courts in Winnipeg on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brittany Hobson A man sitting in a wheelchair speaks to reporters.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6911647.1712271662!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/wrongful-convictions-20230718.jpg)
Two First Nations men who were recently acquitted for the 1973 murder of a Winnipeg man are now taking all three levels of government to court, saying they were wrongfully convicted, imprisoned and kept on parole for decades.