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| Daughter cleared in smother case | |
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| A Sussex woman accused of trying to kill her mother by smothering her with a pillow as she slept has walked free from court. | A Sussex woman accused of trying to kill her mother by smothering her with a pillow as she slept has walked free from court. |
| Donna Sheppard-Saunders denied trying to murder Pamela Sheppard, 54, in the bedroom they shared in Ranville Close, Petworth, West Sussex, on 15 September. | Donna Sheppard-Saunders denied trying to murder Pamela Sheppard, 54, in the bedroom they shared in Ranville Close, Petworth, West Sussex, on 15 September. |
| Lewes Crown Court was told she put a pillow over her mother's face while she was sleepwalking. | Lewes Crown Court was told she put a pillow over her mother's face while she was sleepwalking. |
| Judge Charles Kemp directed the jury to return a not guilty verdict. | |
| He told jurors there said there was no evidence of an intent to kill and that they should find the 33-year-old not guilty. | He told jurors there said there was no evidence of an intent to kill and that they should find the 33-year-old not guilty. |