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'Milkshake murderer' wins appeal 'Milkshake murderer' wins appeal
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Hong Kong's top court has overturned the conviction of American woman Nancy Kissel for the murder of her investment banker husband.Hong Kong's top court has overturned the conviction of American woman Nancy Kissel for the murder of her investment banker husband.
The court ordered a retrial for Kissel, jailed for life for putting sedatives in her husband Robert's milkshake and bludgeoning him with an ornament.The court ordered a retrial for Kissel, jailed for life for putting sedatives in her husband Robert's milkshake and bludgeoning him with an ornament.
Her lawyers say prosecutors breached evidence rules during the trial.Her lawyers say prosecutors breached evidence rules during the trial.
The 2005 case heard tales of wealth, adultery, cocaine abuse, violent rows, greed and unhappiness.The 2005 case heard tales of wealth, adultery, cocaine abuse, violent rows, greed and unhappiness.
"The court unanimously allows the appeal, quashes the conviction and orders a re-trial," Court of Final Appeal Chief Justice Andrew Li said."The court unanimously allows the appeal, quashes the conviction and orders a re-trial," Court of Final Appeal Chief Justice Andrew Li said.
The 45-year-old mother of two, who lost her first appeal, has been serving a life sentence since she was convicted. The 45-year-old mother of three, who lost her first appeal, has been serving a life sentence since she was convicted.
Body in carpetBody in carpet
Kissel had admitted killing her husband, a banker at Merrill Lynch, in November 2003, but had denied murder, a charge that requires premeditation.Kissel had admitted killing her husband, a banker at Merrill Lynch, in November 2003, but had denied murder, a charge that requires premeditation.
Prosecutors said she had given Robert, 40, a strawberry milkshake spiked with sedatives, before cracking his skull several times with a heavy statuette.Prosecutors said she had given Robert, 40, a strawberry milkshake spiked with sedatives, before cracking his skull several times with a heavy statuette.
Kissel had tried to dispose of his body by rolling it up in a carpet and putting it into a storage room at the luxury Parkview apartments complex on Hong Kong island.Kissel had tried to dispose of his body by rolling it up in a carpet and putting it into a storage room at the luxury Parkview apartments complex on Hong Kong island.
But the stench soon gave her away.But the stench soon gave her away.
Revelations at the original trial about the lifestyle of some members of the territory's wealthy expatriate elite gripped the public imagination for weeks. The BBC's correspondent in Hong Kong, Anne Marie Evans, says the case involving expatriates who seemingly had everything has enthralled Hong Kong.
Revelations at the original trial about the lifestyle of some members of the territory's wealthy elite gripped the public imagination.
Kissel lost an appeal in 2008 based on her claim that she acted in self defence as her husband was threatening her with a baseball bat.Kissel lost an appeal in 2008 based on her claim that she acted in self defence as her husband was threatening her with a baseball bat.
At the trial prosecutors argued that she planned the murder due to her uncontrolled passion for a new lover, a TV repairman in the US.At the trial prosecutors argued that she planned the murder due to her uncontrolled passion for a new lover, a TV repairman in the US.
They alleged that Kissel stood to gain up to $18m (£11m) in life insurance payouts from her husband's death.They alleged that Kissel stood to gain up to $18m (£11m) in life insurance payouts from her husband's death.