Plunkett not guilty
PA Wellington Carol, Jean Plunkett cried put'and • collapsed sobbing on the ■ shoulder of a prison warderi'last evening as she ,\yas found hot guilty of a charge ' of murdering her husband. .Plunkett,: aged 35, a hairdresser, of Lower Hutt, who had, pleaded’not guilty to the.., charge, ' was - supported from the dock by two warders,. to clapping and smiles from many relations and friends in court. The jury of six men and six women took almost nine hours to ;reach the verdict. Mr Jlustice Ongley discharged Plunkett at 9.45 p.m. After a few • moments alone with her mother, she reappeared in the court foyer to the kisses, hugs and tears of ecstatic supporters.
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Press, 16 April 1981, Page 6
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