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Clifford Collinge widow Charlotte cleared after murder retrial | Clifford Collinge widow Charlotte cleared after murder retrial |
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A woman who was convicted of murdering her husband in 2011 has been acquitted following a retrial in Nottingham. | A woman who was convicted of murdering her husband in 2011 has been acquitted following a retrial in Nottingham. |
Charlotte Collinge, 48, of Market Warsop had been accused of convincing two men to kill her husband Clifford at their home. | Charlotte Collinge, 48, of Market Warsop had been accused of convincing two men to kill her husband Clifford at their home. |
The jury at Nottingham Crown Court found her not guilty but convicted Stephen Shreeves, 43, and Kelvin Dale, 30, of murder. | The jury at Nottingham Crown Court found her not guilty but convicted Stephen Shreeves, 43, and Kelvin Dale, 30, of murder. |
Mr Collinge, 61, was beaten to death with a guitar and a metal clamp. | |
The two men were both jailed for 16 years. | The two men were both jailed for 16 years. |
Another man, who was with Mr Collinge at the time of the attack, was left with concussion and various cuts and bruises. | Another man, who was with Mr Collinge at the time of the attack, was left with concussion and various cuts and bruises. |
The case was brought to a retrial in June after fresh evidence from two Warsop women was uncovered. | The case was brought to a retrial in June after fresh evidence from two Warsop women was uncovered. |
The court heard that Shreeves, of Laurel Avenue, Church Warsop, and Dale, of Forest Road, Market Warsop, went to the Collinge home and carried out the murder after a night out at a local pub. | The court heard that Shreeves, of Laurel Avenue, Church Warsop, and Dale, of Forest Road, Market Warsop, went to the Collinge home and carried out the murder after a night out at a local pub. |
Mrs Collinge was jailed for 23 years and Shreeves and Dale were each jailed for 18 years after the original trial. | Mrs Collinge was jailed for 23 years and Shreeves and Dale were each jailed for 18 years after the original trial. |
Det Supt Kate Meynell of Nottinghamshire Police said: "This has been a very complex case and my officers have been driven to deliver justice for Cliff's family. | Det Supt Kate Meynell of Nottinghamshire Police said: "This has been a very complex case and my officers have been driven to deliver justice for Cliff's family. |
"Our thoughts, as always, are with Cliff's family at this difficult time." | "Our thoughts, as always, are with Cliff's family at this difficult time." |
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