Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson’s deputy broke down in tears as he was found not guilty of being part of a plot to hack phones in the race for scoops.
Neil Wallis, Coulson’s right-hand man between 2003 and 2007, was on trial accused of being part of the scandal which led to the Sunday tabloid shutting down in July 2011.
An Old Bailey jury deliberated for four days before finding 64-year-old Wallis, of Chiswick, west London, not guilty of conspiring to hack phones.
Wallis is the last of the journalists from the tabloid to face legal action over the hacking it deployed in the hunt for exclusive stories on celebrities, royals and politicians.
Former News of the World deputy Neil Wallis cleared over phone hacking
