So in any case it's all academic because Jack Straw has refused a pardon citing lack of evidence to prove he is innocent.

And he's right. The man was convicted in Bulgaria and this has equally as much significance as a UK conviction. Until there is significant evidence to the contrary, or Sankey admits guilt - then he should serve the sentence.

It just goes to show that the whole hullaballoo about Shields not being guilty and that one could not get a fair trial in a Bulgarian court was just that, a hullaballoo. If his conviction was not only confirmed by the Supreme Court of Cassation, but also by the European Court, it more than proves his guilt. (And when one does the crime, one must be man enough to do the crime.) One may hope that the typical suspicion so generously cast over Bulgarian courts has at least in one instance been rebuffed beyond reasonable doubt and that courts show the same relentless consistency.

They should lock the pari fo them up. There is no justice in UK anymore - so full of do gooders and luvvies.

It's a real travesty of justice for poor Martin Georgiev. However, to me it looked all along like Graham Sankey was the one to blame for this. He went into hiding, issued a confession and then mysteriously retracted it, and refused to be tried in Bulgaria. This could well be a massive mis-carriage of justice for Michael Shields too.

Irrespective, whoever did this, my heart goes out to Martin Georgiev and his family.

What a British justice is saying is - that a Bulgarian live is cheaper than the British one.
Just imagine that a Bulgarian fun crush a head of an English bartender in UK – the Bulgarian will be lynched on the spot.
So I will suggest to everyone jumping against the Bulgarian justice – first to put Shields behind bars, where his place is.
Or to say thank you very much Bulgaria for not keeping our tags behind bars.

So which Scouser carried out this attack then ?