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David Bain found not guilty.
It’s taken over fourteen years, but finally the infamous trial of David Bain has come to an end. David Bain, now a New Zealand icon, was accused of killing his entire family of five on June 20, 1994. He was originally found guilty during an earlier trial and was imprisoned for over 12 years. However, after finding new evidence Bain has been able to fight the ruling and come out a free man.
The re-trial lasted three months and has become one of New Zealand’s greatest news stories. It all came to an end on Friday 5th June, when the jury of 13 deliberated for 6 hours and concluded that David Bain was not guilty.
6 hours is believed to be a short time of deliberation, considering the jury had to go through hundreds of pieces of evidence and recount stories from many witnesses in order to make their much anticipated decision. They could only prove Bain not guilty if they believed it was “beyond reasonable doubt” that Bain was responsible for the deaths.
To find out more info, check out the NZ Herald website: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10576364
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