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Last ever UK death sentence conviction quashed
A Belfast man, who was the last person to be sentenced to death in the United Kingdom, has been cleared of murdering a soldier in 1972.
Liam Holden spent 17 years in jail after being convicted. His death sentence was commuted to a life term.
At the time, he told the court he was forced to sign a confession after soldiers threatened to kill him and used water torture on him.
On Thursday, the Court of Appeal in Belfast overturned his conviction.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18525631
