Pregnant woman cleared of killing Annalise Johnstone in Perthshire walks free from court
Angela Newlands.
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A pregnant woman cleared of a gruesome unsolved murder has walked free from court after a sheriff said she did not want her baby to be born behind bars.
Angela Newlands failed to carry out a community payback order but escaped a jail term after the sheriff was told she is due to give birth to her fifth child on January 8.
Sheriff Gillian Wade said: “It was clear in my mind that there was no alternative to a custodial sentence because of the number of opportunities you have been given.
Pregnant Scot cleared of unsolved murder dodges jail so baby isn t born behind bars
Angela Newlands was cleared of a gruesome unsolved murder but failed to carry out a community payback order.
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Angela Newlands appeared at Perth Sheriff Court (Image: Perthshire Picture Agency)
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