Court hears case of woman whose murder conviction was quashed

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 18:27 · Archive

A west Belfast woman whose conviction for murdering her abusive partner was quashed should instead be found to have committed manslaughter, the Court of Appeal heard.

A west Belfast woman whose murder conviction was previously quashed should instead be found guilty of manslaughter, the Court of Appeal heard. The woman had been convicted of murdering her abusive partner, but this conviction was later overturned.

The case involves a mother who stabbed her partner. The Court of Appeal was considering whether manslaughter would be the appropriate alternative verdict to the original murder conviction.

How it is being reported

• Court hears west Belfast mother who stabbed partner should have murder conviction replaced with manslaughterBelfast Telegraph · 4 Nov, 17:53
• Manslaughter claim in case of Belfast woman whose conviction for murdering abusive partner was quashedA west Belfast woman whose conviction for murdering her abusive partner was quashed should instead be found to have committed manslaughter, the Court of Appeal heard today.News Letter · 4 Nov, 15:54

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