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Barry George, the man wrongfully convicted of the murder of the TV presenter Jill Dando, has told 5 live Breakfast that a decision not to award him compensation is a "mockery of justice".

In an exclusive interview, Mr George said the justice system does not want to "lose face" by apologising for the wrongful conviction.

Michelle Bates, who stood by her brother throughout his time in jail, said Mr George was regularly "stopped and searched" in the street and "hounded" by the police after his release.

Mr George was convicted of murdering Jill Dando in 2001 but was acquitted of the killing at a retrial in 2008 after doubt was cast on the reliability of gunshot residue evidence.

In a statement, the Ministry of Justice said "Our decision to not grant compensation to the named individual was confirmed as correct by the Divisional Court in 2013...compensation is only paid when the court quashes a conviction because a new fact has emerged and this shows beyond reasonable doubt that the applicant did not commit the offence".

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Monday 23 February 2015.

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