Retrial ordered in case of man jailed for rape and false imprisonment of woman

The Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed the conviction and ordered the retrial of a Tunisian man who was jailed for eight years for the rape and false imprisonment of a woman he met in a nightclub.

The three-judge court found Samir Mansour's conviction was unsafe after the jury asked whether the case had to be proved beyond reasonable doubt, or whether they could decide on the basis of what they 'believe.'