Anguish for the young LFC fan's parents Michael and Marie as their son is charged with the attempted murder of Bulgarian barman Martin Georgiev
Shock, tears and despair and Michael is sentenced to 15 years in prison
Banners proclaiming Michael's innocence appeared all over Liverpool
The Kop at Anfield declared their support for Michael in the first home game after his imprisonment against Sunderland in August 2005
Liverpool fans attending the club's Champions League qualifier against CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria that same month
New hope for Michael's family as Liverpool man Graham Sankey signs a confession. But he refuses to go to Bulgaria to face trial and later retracts the ...
Demonstration on Michael's behalf in Westminster
Various benefit nights for the family of Michael Shields have raised money to help with legal fees and the 'fines' Bulgaria needed to repatriate him
Jamie Carragher shows his support with Michael's parents
The Kop let Michael know he's not forgotten
Michael in his jail cell in Bulgaria
February 2007 - Cllr Joe Anderson (right) hands over new evidence in the Michael Shields case to Home Secretary John Reid, at Garston Police station
Lin Graney, mother Maria Shields, sister Melissa Shields, Louise Ellman MP, aunt Jeannette Shields, MEP Arlene McCarthy and sister Laura Shields - all ...
A concert was held in support of the campaign to free Michael at the Liverpool Empire
Motown legend Gloria Gaynor lent her support..
.. as did local acts Atomic Kitten and The Farm
December 2008 and before Liverpool's match with West Ham, the Kop urges Justice Minister Jack Straw to exercise the power invested in him and free Mic ...
Jamie Carragher and Michael's parents with the Free Michael Now t-shirts the Liverpool team wore to warm up in against West Ham
Actress Sue Johnstone addressed the crowd before the match and urged them to lend their support to the campaign
April 2009 and four months after Jack Straw was given the power to free Michael, hundreds of supporters march from St George's Hall and urge him to ma ...
A young fan shows her support
