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| Gerard Baden-Clay guilty of murdering wife and sentenced to life in prison | |
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| Brisbane man Gerard Baden-Clay has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Allison, and sentenced to life in prison. | |
| A Brisbane supreme court jury delivered the unanimous verdict just before noon on Tuesday, after deliberating for about 21 hours. | A Brisbane supreme court jury delivered the unanimous verdict just before noon on Tuesday, after deliberating for about 21 hours. |
| The decision came on the 21st day of Baden-Clay's trial. | |
| Baden-Clay clenched his jaw and closed his eyes as he learned his fate. | |
| A cheer from Allison's family erupted in the court as the verdict was delivered. | |
| Allison's sister Vanessa Fowler wept and clasped her hands, and whispered "thank you" to the jury. | |
| Allison's mother, Priscilla Dickie, read a victim impact statement to the court. | |
| "I'm grieving over the late Allison June Baden-Clay," she said in a shaking voice. | |
| "My daughter was a wonderful mother, a devoted wife, a caring daughter and loving aunt." |