Conviction quashed in church warden murder case; retrial ordered
Conviction quashed in church warden murder case; retrial ordered
A former church warden jailed for the murder of Peter Farquhar has had his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal, with a retrial ordered.
The Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction of Benjamin Field, the former church warden, and ordered a retrial in the case.\n\nField was jailed for at least 36 years in 2019 after being found guilty of murdering 69-year-old Peter Farquhar in Buckinghamshire.\n\nThe decision means the case will go back to the courts for a retrial.
