Woman acquitted in backyard murder trial

Jennifer Young, who was accused of murdering a man in her backyard, was yesterday freed after a 12-member jury found her not guilty of the charge.

The jury returned the verdict after a deliberation of two hours and Young left the courtroom of Justice Winston Patterson, who presided over the trial, a free woman.

Young, also known as Jennifer Loncke, was accused of murdering Edward Williams, a man who she had employed to