Englishman 'ecstatic' as 1982 murder conviction quashed

A man who spent 27 years behind bars for murder said he was “ecstatic” as he walked free today after having his “unsafe” conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal.

Sean Hodgson was sentenced to life in 1982 for the 1979 murder of 22-year-old gas board clerk and part-time barmaid Teresa De Simone, who was found strangled in Southampton.