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flag A judge overturned a 2025 conviction of a 68-year-old woman who accidentally killed an 82-year-old nurse in a parking mishap, citing remorse and tragedy.

flag Margaret Jean Waters, an 82-year-old nurse and community volunteer, died on April 24, 2025, after being struck by a rolling Subaru Forester at the Stroud showground. flag Valerie Ann Munro, 68, accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while reversing the car, which had been left running without the handbrake or gear engaged. flag Waters suffered fatal injuries; another woman was injured. flag Munro, with no prior criminal record, was initially convicted of negligence and fined $800 with a one-year good behaviour order. flag On February 16, 2026, Judge Roy Ellis upheld her appeal, quashing the conviction and replacing the sentence with a two-year good behaviour order, citing the accident’s tragic, unintentional nature, Munro’s remorse, and mental distress.

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