Sister backs man jailed for Dando murder

THE sister of Barry George, the man jailed for life for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, flew to London to be with him when he finds out today if his appeal against the conviction is successful.

The Court of Appeal in London will decide this morning if George, 42, will be allowed to appeal his conviction at the Old Bailey of murdering the popular BBC Crimewatch presenter on April 26, 1999.

George's sister, Michelle Diskin, who lives in Ballincollig, Co Cork, said she was praying that today's court appeal would at least grant him a retrial: "We were confident the first time that there was nothing there to convict him, so we can't get our hopes up now."