A west Belfast woman who stabbed her abusive partner to death while he slept has won a legal bid to Julie Ann McIlwaine was jailed for killing her partner but judges have quashed the guilty verdict. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A west Belfast woman who stabbed her abusive partner to death while he slept has won a legal bid toS1

• Julie Ann McIlwaine was jailed for killing her partner but judges have quashed the guilty verdict.S2