New jury in Hong Kong 'milkshake murder' case
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The judge presiding over the retrial of an American housewife accused of drugging and bashing her husband to death in Hong Kong seven years ago has ordered a new jury because of procedural concerns.
Hong Kong's highest court overturned Nancy Kissel's earlier conviction in February, saying she was improperly cross-examined and the judge allowed hearsay evidence.
A jury was formed on Tuesday, but High Court Judge Andrew Macrae replaced it on Wednesday because he was worried about whether a juror was substituted in a lawful manner.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors say Kissel drugged her husband with a sedative-laced milkshake and then bludgeoned him with a metal ornament. Kissel says she killed him in self-defense after he attacked her with a baseball bat and tried to rape her.