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Stacey Hyde cleared of murdering Vincent Francis in retrial Stacey Hyde cleared of murdering Vincent Francis in retrial
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A woman who was convicted of murdering her friend's boyfriend in 2010 has walked free after a retrial.A woman who was convicted of murdering her friend's boyfriend in 2010 has walked free after a retrial.
Stacey Hyde, from Wells, Somerset, was jailed for a minimum of nine years for stabbing Vincent Francis to death.Stacey Hyde, from Wells, Somerset, was jailed for a minimum of nine years for stabbing Vincent Francis to death.
But the Court of Appeal ordered a retrial after an appeal made on her behalf by the legal campaign charity Justice for Women. She had told her friend she "did it" for her because of the way Mr Francis treated her, the original trial heard.
A Winchester Crown Court jury acquitted Ms Hyde, reversing the original decision at Bristol Crown Court. The Court of Appeal ordered a retrial after hearing Ms Hyde had a history of abuse and was extremely vulnerable at the time of the killing.
Hyde was 17 at the time of the stabbing, which happened at Mr Francis' flat in Charter Way, Wells. It followed an appeal by the legal campaign charity Justice for Women.
A jury at Winchester Crown Court jury has acquitted Miss Hyde, reversing the original decision at Bristol Crown Court.
Mental health problems
Miss Hyde was 17 at the time of the stabbing, which happened at Mr Francis' flat in Charter Way, Wells.
The case was taken to the High Court on the grounds there was fresh evidence to support a case of diminished responsibility and reduce the conviction from murder to manslaughter.The case was taken to the High Court on the grounds there was fresh evidence to support a case of diminished responsibility and reduce the conviction from murder to manslaughter.
The defence said Ms Hyde had a history of mental health problems and abuse, and was extremely vulnerable at the time of the offence. The defence said Miss Hyde had a history of mental health problems and abuse, and was extremely vulnerable at the time of the offence.
A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said: "The matter was once more tried before a jury who has acquitted Ms Hyde of the offence.
"We respect the jury's decision in this case."