Welcome to season 4 episode 7 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True

Crime. Please listen to season 4 episode 6 for part 1 of this two-part case.

Listen a caution is advised as this episode contains adult themes and descriptions that some

listeners may find distressing.

Over the course of three days at Winchester Crown Court, the jury decided if the evidence

the prosecution presented was sufficient enough to prove that Matthew Hamlin stabbed Rob

Dan Bludgeon to death 77-year-old Georgina Redmond's on the wet and grey afternoon of January

11th 2008. Hamlin had been in custody for the past 12 months since he was charged with

murder, but always denied his involvement.

As he stood in the dark at Winchester Crown Court, a unanimous verdict was handed down.

A gasp rang out through court number 3.

Tears could be seen in the eyes of Hamlin's family, along with some jurors as they wept

following the verdict. Since he had been in custody his partner Emma White had given

birth to a baby boy. Georgina Redmond's family were in shock and looked visibly upset

as they were led from the court in by police.

Matthew Hamlin was found not guilty.

After the verdict, Judge Sir David Clark thanked jurors and told them they would not be

required to carry out jury service for another 10 years.

He thanked the families of the accused and the victim who were sat in the public gallery

for acting with dignity and respect.

So the family of Mrs Edmunds, they have the sympathy of everybody in the court for their

sad loss and for the stress of the last four years, he said.

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