Cyprus authorities appeal against ruling that allowed David Hunter to walk free
by Helena Smith in Athens from World news | The Guardian on (#6DQRJ)
British man found not guilty of murdering wife faces further legal proceedings and possibility of jail
A British pensioner found not guilty of the premeditated murder of his cancer-stricken wife faces further legal proceedings - and potentially jail - after Cyprus's highest legal authority appealed the decision of a district court that allowed him to walk free.
In a shock move, initiated at the 11th hour, the office of the island's attorney general announced on Thursday it would appeal both the sentence and acquittal of David Hunter.
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