Compelling evidence in Dando case, court told

THE case against Barry George for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando remains compelling, the prosecution told three appeal judges in England yesterday.

The submission was made by Orlando Pownall QC, for the crown, on the second day of George’s challenge to his 2001 murder conviction at the Court of Appeal.

It is being argued on George’s behalf that the conviction has been rendered unsafe in the light of new scientific evidence relating to a single speck of firearm discharge residue found in his coat pocket after his arrest a year after Ms Dando’s death.