His boasting resulted in him being given an extra six years for perjury but the authorities were unable to prosecute him due to the double-jeopardy law. Undeterred, Mrs Ming set out on a campaign ...

The series will star Sheridan as Ann Ming (pictured in character above), the heartbroken mother who campaigned to change the Double Jeopardy Law and ensure that her daughter’s murderer was convicted.

He was jailed for life in 2006 after Ms Hogg’s mother, Ann Ming, campaigned for 15 years to get the 800-year-old double jeopardy law changed so that he could be charged with the same crime twice.

boasting there was nothing anyone could do about it because of the double jeopardy rule in place at the time. Miss Hogg's mother Ann Ming campaigned for 15 years to get the 800-year-old law ...

and in the pursuit of justice Ming took on the Double Jeopardy Law to eventually see her child's killer put behind bars. What to Read Next The tag-line of the book reads: "A nightmare come true.

boasting there was nothing anyone could do about it because of the double jeopardy rule in place at the time. Miss Hogg’s mother Ann Ming campaigned for 15 years to get the 800-year-old law ...

Pictures for the drama series, I Fought The Law ... Ann Ming, a mother so determined to fight for justice for her murdered daughter that she spent 15 years campaigning for the Double Jeopardy ...