Hospice nurse acquitted of poisoning wealthy husband

AN American hospice nurse has been acquitted of charges of poisoning her husband to inherit his $15 million fortune.

Thu, 01 Jul, 2004 - 01:00

Judge Daniel Bouton ruled that prosecutors failed to prove their case that Donna Somerville, 51, administered a lethal overdose to Hamilton Somerville at their sprawling Virginia estate in 2001.

"Mrs Somerville is acquitted, but Mrs Somerville will also have to live with what happened," prosecutor Randy Krantz said outside court.

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