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17/04/2013
Hainey Murder Conviction Quashed
Kimberly Hainey, jailed for a minimum of 15 years for murdering her toddler son. has had her conviction overturned on appeal.
The 38-year-old was convicted of the murder of her son Declan, mummified body was found was in his cot in March 2010 - eight months after he was last seen alive.
She was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow in December 2011.
Following her conviction, Ms Hainey's legal team launched an appeal against her conviction on the grounds that crucial evidence against her was flawed.
Judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh have still to rule on her conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
(H/CD)
The 38-year-old was convicted of the murder of her son Declan, mummified body was found was in his cot in March 2010 - eight months after he was last seen alive.
She was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow in December 2011.
Following her conviction, Ms Hainey's legal team launched an appeal against her conviction on the grounds that crucial evidence against her was flawed.
Judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh have still to rule on her conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
(H/CD)
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