Cleared George ‘overwhelmed’by Dando verdict

BARRY GEORGE said he was “overwhelmed” after he was cleared of the murder of Jill Dando.

Mr George, 48, was found not guilty at the Old Bailey after a retrial. An epileptic with mental disability, he was originally found guilty of murdering the TV star in 2001.

In a statement read by his solicitor Jeremy Moore, Mr George said: “I’m overwhelmed. I want to thank my family, my legal team... my medical team and all the people who have supported me at Belmarsh, Whitemoor and Manchester prisons, and all my supporters.”