Dando killer refused bail pending appeal
The man convicted of the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando has been refused bail pending his second appeal in November.
Barry George, 47, was convicted of the April 1999 murder of the BBC star who was shot dead on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, south west London.
Court of Appeal judge Mr Justice Treacy rejected an application for bail by George's new legal team, headed by Edward FitzGerald QC.
The Court of Appeal dismissed his first appeal against conviction in July 2002, one year after he was convicted of the murder.
In June, George, who had lived near the presenter, heard that the Criminal Cases Review Commission had referred his case to the Court of Appeal after "a thorough and intensive review".
New evidence calls into question firearms discharge evidence used by the prosecution at George's original Old Bailey trial in 2001 "and the significance attached to that evidence".
The tiny speck of firearms discharge found on the lining of his coat's inner pocket was the only piece of direct evidence linking George to the crime.
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