THE FAMILY of a Bradford man, serving a minimum 26-year jail sentence for his role in the Barry Selby acid attack murder, say they have uncovered new evidence which could prove his innocence.

Andrew Feather, 24, and three other men were given life sentences at Bradford Crown Court for the murder of 50-year-old Mr Selby, who was shot in the leg and had sulphuric acid poured over him, at his home in Rayleigh Street, East Bowling, Bradford, in October 2013.

Feather, of Heysham Drive, Holme Wood, was found to have been the getaway driver and convicted of murder on the principle of joint enterprise, which allows for secondary parties to be found guilty of the offence.

He pleaded not guilty and maintained he was elsewhere in his car at the time.

Feather's sister, Rebecca Wright, and parents Michelle and Andrew, have spent months trawling through hours of CCTV evidence disclosed by the prosecution, and have now presented fresh information to the Court of Appeal.

It also includes tachograph evidence from a lorry also captured on the film which Miss Wright says proves the timings shown on the camera and used as part of the prosecution case against her brother were inaccurate.

Miss Wright, 28, a care worker in Bradford, said the family was now waiting to hear if her brother would be granted leave to appeal against his conviction.

She said: "We have been analysing the CCTV to prove Andrew wasn't where the prosecution said he was. Andrew has always maintained the light car shown on the CCTV was not his car.

"We believe we can show that the timings on the CCTV were wrong, and the tachographic evidence supports that.

"We have submitted our evidence to the Appeal Court and we hope we will be granted a hearing to seek leave to appeal."

Miss Wright said all the investigative work had been done by herself and her parents.

"We have spent hundreds of hours researching. We all work full-time, so we have had to do it after work and at weekends. We have given it our all. We have done it because we believe in Andrew."

Feather's family are being supported by JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association), which is campaigning for a change in the law.

Co-founder Janet Cunliffe praised Feather's family.

She said: "What they are doing is quite remarkable.

"You would expect the authorities to uncover the information they have done. I find it amazing that they have had the strength to take up the role of private detectives and find this evidence, which sounds really positive."

The case of Feather, and that of Bradford mother Laura Mitchell, who was also sentenced to life after being convicted of murder under the joint enterprise principle, are likely to be used as evidence in an appeal case, brought by JENGbA, at the Supreme Court in October.