Dando Killer Awaits Fate
The following article appeared in the Daily Mirror on Thursday 8 November 2007:
Dando killer awaits his fate
By Adrian Shaw 08/11/2007
Barry George smiles yesterday as he arrives at court to learn his fate after an appeal.
But he was told the three judges had reserved their decision.
George, 47, convicted of shooting TV host Jill Dando in 1999, hoped to learn the outcome yesterday - his mother's birthday.
The appeal court judges, sitting in London, are expected to reach a decision within days on whether his murder conviction should stand.
George's friend Scott Lomax said: "Barry was a bit agitated as he had hoped to have the conviction quashed today. It would have been a perfect present for his mother.
"We felt the appeal went positively and we fully expected the judges to give him a retrial and a chance to prove his innocence".
The case turns on Government experts who say a speck of firearms residue on his coat was "neutral" as evidence. The Crown is relying on other circumstantial evidence.
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