A British woman was freed on appeal today after being jailed for life last year for murdering her two baby sons.
The Court of Appeal in London overturned a jury's verdict in April last year that Mrs Cannings smothered seven-week-old Jason in 1991 and 18-week-old Matthew in 1999.
Mrs Cannings (40) a shop assistant from Salisbury, Wiltshire, has always insisted the babies were victims of cot death - which was recorded as the cause after her first child, Gemma, died at the age of 13 weeks in 1989.
Speaking outside court with her husband Terry, a tearful Mrs Cannings said: "These last four years have been a living hell." She said she was going home "to be mummy to our precious daughter".
"I never gave up hope," she added.
There were loud cheers and shouts of "Yes" from Mrs Canning's family and supporters in court as the decision was announced by Lord Justice Judge, sitting with Mrs Justice Rafferty and Mr Justice Pitchers.
The judge said the appeal raised a number of issues of general public interest in relation to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
"We shall therefore take time to reflect on the terms of our judgment. But the appeal is more directly concerned with the convictions of Mrs Cannings. We have reached a clear conclusion, and we don't need to reflect on that.
"These convictions are unsafe and accordingly they will be quashed and Mrs Cannings will be discharged."