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Article: Barry George cleared of Jill Dando murder.
- Article from:
- Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England)
- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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Barry George was cleared at the Old Bailey today after eight years of trying to prove he did not kill television presenter Jill Dando.
George, 48, was found not guilty of murder after his second trial and two appeals.
George, an epileptic with mental disability, was originally found guilty of murder in 2001.
His first appeal was rejected but a second appeal, in November last year, resulted in the conviction being quashed and a retrial ordered.
The second trial began on June 9 this year, with the judge ruling out evidence that a single particle of firearms discharge residue was found in the pocket of George's coat.
The judge, ...