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| Man jailed for murdering wife in car crash after disabling airbag | |
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| A former commercial airline pilot has been convicted of murdering his wife by deliberately crashing his car into a tree after her airbag had been disabled. | A former commercial airline pilot has been convicted of murdering his wife by deliberately crashing his car into a tree after her airbag had been disabled. |
| Iain Lawrence, 53, who denied murdering Sally Lawrence, 47, claimed during the three-week trial that the collision had been an accident. | Iain Lawrence, 53, who denied murdering Sally Lawrence, 47, claimed during the three-week trial that the collision had been an accident. |
| But on Wednesday a jury of six men and six women took just over eight hours to convict him of murder, by a majority verdict of 11-1 at Leicester crown court. | But on Wednesday a jury of six men and six women took just over eight hours to convict him of murder, by a majority verdict of 11-1 at Leicester crown court. |
| Prosecutors said Lawrence had adopted the brace position in the crash as his wife, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died almost instantly. | Prosecutors said Lawrence had adopted the brace position in the crash as his wife, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died almost instantly. |
| Family and friends of the victim clapped as the verdict was read out. | Family and friends of the victim clapped as the verdict was read out. |
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