Murder charge acquittal – Paul Reid QC & Dan Thomas defend

Paul Reid QC and Dan Thomas (instructed by Helen Richardson, Partner at RH Law) acted for a defendant who admitted killing his father in a knife attack involving 18 stab wounds on Easter Sunday of this year. The defendant had made a series of confessions both in public and in his police interview shortly after the killing.

After a 9-day trial, the jury unanimously acquitted the defendant of murder and the defendant was convicted of manslaughter.

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/son-cleared-murder-after-stabbing-6642044

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/son-cleared-murdering-heroin-addict-10266123