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Helena Smith in Athens

Cyprus authorities appeal against ruling that allowed David Hunter to walk free

David Hunter arriving to lay flowers at the grave of his wife, Janice, in Paphos, Cyprus
David Hunter arriving to lay flowers at the grave of his wife, Janice, in Paphos, Cyprus, last week. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

A British pensioner found not guilty of the premeditated murder of his cancer-stricken wife faces further legal proceedings – and potentially jail – after Cyprus’s highest legal authority appealed against the decision of a district court that allowed him to walk free.

In a shock move, initiated at the 11th hour, the office of the island’s attorney general announced on Thursday it would appeal against the sentence and acquittal of David Hunter.

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