George cleared of Dando murder
Barry George was today cleared at the Old Bailey after eight years of trying to prove he did not kill television presenter Jill Dando.
Jill Dando" class="imageframe imgalignright" height="130" src="http://www.shropshirestar.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/1clearedtm.jpg" title="Barry George and Jill Dando" width="175"/>Barry George was today cleared at the Old Bailey 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.
The epileptic, who suffers 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, Mr Justice Griffith Williams, was told that the speck, although of the same type as found on the victim, could have come from other sources.