Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was acquitted of murder charges in a 2012 double slaying in Boston. ( The Associated Press )BOSTON—Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who is already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted Friday in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fuelled by his anger over a spilled drink. Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was acquitted on Friday in a 2012 double slaying. Prosecutors charged Hernandez with shooting Bradley in the face months after the double slaying to try to silence him as a witness. Prosecutors introduced evidence at trial that Hernandez got a tattoo that memorialized the double slaying.

Source: thestar April 14, 2017 19:56 UTC