Presumption of guilt

Here is the headline on the lead story in The Scotsman:

Thirty years ago he murdered two innocent young women. Yesterday he escaped justice

This assertion of guilt is of course precisely what the prosecution failed to prove. Now it is possible, perhaps even probable, that the suspect was indeed guilty. But a court has declared that there is no case to answer. Nevertheless, The Scotsman knows better and therefore feels free to contradict the court's judgement.