were convicted of manslaughter on March 17th and sentenced to life imprisonment.
by administering poison to her mixed in with her food.
The couple were also accused of murdering Garners first wife, Hannah, but the charge was dropped after the manslaughter conviction.
After the death of Hannah Garner, Jemima moved into Johns house.
During the trial neighbours told the court that mother and son often quarrelled, Garner also ran a shop in which he sold arsenic.
he discovered that he had sold large quantities of arsenic around the time of the two deaths.