Jason Moore: High Court protest demands killer's release

It is the second protest to be held outside the High Court in the Strand after the Newsquest Investigations Unit uncovered new evidence.

Jason was convicted in 2013 of murdering Robert Darby outside the Valentine pub in Gants Hill. He is serving a life sentence.

But in spring 2023, the Romford Recorder revealed that the star prosecution eyewitness, who picked Jason out of a line-up as the killer, now claims he was drunk at the time and is not sure he identified the right person.

Robert and Jason’s families are working together to overturn his conviction and are currently compiling an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), based on Newsquest’s new evidence.

“I hope the general public sees this,” his mother Jenny, 76, said at the protest on Friday (June 9).

“I think it will take public support to get Jason out, because the authorities won’t admit they’ve made mistakes.”

Times Series: 'It's just too hard to bear sometimes,' said Jason Moore's mother Jenny, outside the High Court. ‘It’s just too hard to bear sometimes,’ said Jason Moore’s mother Jenny, outside the High Court. (Image: Charles Thomson)

Crying outside the courthouse, currently playing host to Prince Harry’s phone-hacking trial, Jenny said: “I carry it every day. It’s such an outrage. Every morning and night, it’s on your mind.

“You can’t get on with your life properly. My only son is locked up for something he didn’t do. It’s just too hard to bear sometimes.”

Around 30 protestors gathered outside the court, chanting “Justice for Jason” and “Jason is innocent”.

Catch up on our exclusive investigation into Jason Moore’s case:

Times Series: Protestors included Jason Moore's mum, sister, ex-partner, uncle and even a former fellow prison inmate, who described him as 'a good man' Protestors included Jason Moore’s mum, sister, ex-partner, uncle and even a former fellow prison inmate, who described him as ‘a good man’ (Image: Charles Thomson)