Barry George begins compensation case

Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of the British TV presenter Jill Dando, is to fight a test case for compensation.

Barry George begins compensation case
Fri, 18 May, 2012 - 13:13

Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of the British TV presenter Jill Dando, is to fight a test case for compensation.

Mr George (aged 52) who was cleared after a retrial in 2008, will be one of five lead cases to be heard at the High Court in London this autumn, a judge ruled today.

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