Ex-royal aide loses murder conviction appeal

The Duchess of York’s former dresser Jane Andrews today lost her appeal against her conviction of murdering her lover.

The Court of Appeal in London refused to take account of fresh psychiatric evidence which, the defence claimed, showed that Andrews was suffering from a borderline personality disorder as a result of being sexually abused as a child.

Lawyers for Andrews, 36, had urged the court to order a retrial so that a new jury could hear the fresh evidence and decide whether she was in a state of diminished responsibility when she killed wealthy businessman Tommy Cressman and was therefore guilty of manslaughter, not murder.

There was no reaction from Andrews as three judges dismissed her appeal after one-and-half days of legal argument.

She simply stood, turned and walked through the door at the rear of the dock with a prison officer.