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| Former soldier Aaron Wilkinson cleared of murder | Former soldier Aaron Wilkinson cleared of murder |
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| A former soldier who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when he shot and killed his landlady has been cleared of her murder. | A former soldier who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when he shot and killed his landlady has been cleared of her murder. |
| Aaron Wilkinson, 24, of Alma Street, Woodlesford, was cleared of murdering 52-year-old Judith Garnett who was hit in the chest and head. | Aaron Wilkinson, 24, of Alma Street, Woodlesford, was cleared of murdering 52-year-old Judith Garnett who was hit in the chest and head. |
| He had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | He had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| Wilkinson, who had served in Afghanistan, told Bradford Crown Court he was not in control of his actions. | |
| The two-week trial heard that Wilkinson joined the Territorial Army at 19 and went on a six-month tour of duty of Afghanistan in 2009. | |
| Following his return, he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress reaction by an army doctor. | |
| The court was told Wilkinson moved into Mrs Garnett's attic room as a lodger in July 2010. | |
| He said he could not explain why he shot Mrs Garnett and said it was as though he was in a "trance" but told the jury he realised what he had done immediately after firing the third shot. |