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| Teacher murder conviction quashed | Teacher murder conviction quashed |
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| A man has had his conviction for the murder of a teacher formally quashed by the Court of Appeal. | A man has had his conviction for the murder of a teacher formally quashed by the Court of Appeal. |
| Graham Coutts, 36, from Hove, East Sussex, was jailed for life in 2003 for murdering 31-year-old Jane Longhurst, who was from Brighton. | Graham Coutts, 36, from Hove, East Sussex, was jailed for life in 2003 for murdering 31-year-old Jane Longhurst, who was from Brighton. |
| Earlier this year five Law Lords sent the case back to the court, saying jurors should have been offered the possibility of a manslaughter verdict. | Earlier this year five Law Lords sent the case back to the court, saying jurors should have been offered the possibility of a manslaughter verdict. |
| A re-trial will take place at the Old Bailey on a date to be fixed. | A re-trial will take place at the Old Bailey on a date to be fixed. |
| The Law Lords ruled on 19 July that the murder conviction was unsafe. | The Law Lords ruled on 19 July that the murder conviction was unsafe. |
| They referred the case back to the Court of Appeal to "invite that court to quash the conviction". | They referred the case back to the Court of Appeal to "invite that court to quash the conviction". |
| Miss Longhurst, originally from Reading in Berkshire, was found dead on Wiggonholt Common, near Pulborough, West Sussex, on 19 April, 2003. |