DPP drops charge against woman accused of intent to murder husband

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped the charge against a woman accused of intent to murder her husband 27 years ago.

Philomena Coton (aged 63) with an address at Stoke Aldermore, Conventry, England, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder Christopher Payne at his Crumliin home on May 14, 1988.