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May, 55, has always
denied the crime, claiming that her aunt was murdered in a burglary
that went wrong. There was uproar from May's supporters as Lord
Justice Kennedy, Mr Justice Buckley and Mr Justice Grigson made their
ruling at the Court of Appeal on Friday.
May was convicted of
her aunt's murder at Manchester Crown Court in May 1993. Although she
cared for her aunt, May was accused of murdering Mrs Marchbank for her
money in order to lavish gifts on her secret lover Chris Ross.
Evidence was presented that May had left a blood-stained handprint on
a wall at the murder scene.
During the appeal
hearing, Michael Mansfield QC defending, suggested that the mark could
have been made by someone other than May, and after investigations
began. He also told the court that May should have been treated as a
suspect at an earlier stage and afforded the protection of the Police
and Criminal Evidence Act in relation to various comments she made.
The new appeal followed a
referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.