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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 2004 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 the murder conviction was unsafe and inviting it to be quashed.
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 three appeal judges said on Thursday that Mr Coutts should be recharged on a fresh indictment within two months and then retried.
They referred the case back to the Court of Appeal to "invite that court to quash the conviction". Mr Coutts was remanded in custody pending a retrial, but he will be able to make a bail application to the Old Bailey.
Miss Longhurst, originally from Reading in Berkshire, was found dead on Wiggonholt Common, near Pulborough, West Sussex, on 19 April, 2003. Miss Longhurst was originally from Reading, Berkshire.
Her body was found on Wiggonholt Common, near Pulborough, West Sussex, on 19 April, 2003.