Woman has murder conviction quashed; jury should have been allowed consider whether she was provoked

A woman serving life for murder has had her conviction quashed after the Court of Appeal found her jury should have been allowed consider whether she had been provoked by her late partner before killing him.

Woman has murder conviction quashed; jury should have been allowed consider whether she was provoked

By Ruaidhrí Giblin

A woman serving life for murder has had her conviction quashed after the Court of Appeal found her jury should have been allowed consider whether she had been provoked by her late partner before killing him.

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