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Appeal judges quash murder conviction of former churchwarden and order a retrial

Appeal judges quash murder conviction of former churchwarden and order a retrial

Thursday, April 16, 2026
A FORMER deputy churchwarden, Benjamin Field, who was sentenced in 2019 to life for the murder of a teacher and fellow churchgoer, had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal on Thursday. The son of a Baptist minister, Mr Field was imprisone...