Lawyers for Wendie-Sue Dent seek permission to appeal David Lawrence murder conviction

Lawyers for a woman found guilty of fatally poisoning her partner in 2015 have lodged an application seeking permission to appeal against her conviction, as the victim's loved ones describe how she "killed for money".

In June this year, Wendie-Sue Dent was found guilty of poisoning her partner, David Lawrence, by using a lethal dose of prescription medication, including morphine.

The verdict, delivered by Justice Sophie David, was the result of Dent's second trial, after the Court of Criminal Appeal overturned a jury's guilty verdict, finding the judge had not adequately directed the jury about some of the evidence.

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