Judge Pigot dies, aged 77

THOMAS Pigot, one of Britain’s most well-known judges, who also served as a judge on the British bases in Cyprus, has died in the UK, aged 77.

Judge Pigot’s most famous case was the 1972 “Lady in the Lake” trial, involving an airline pilot who strangled his unfaithful wife and dumped her body in a lake. He was cleared of murder on the grounds of provocation but found guilty of manslaughter. Pigot sentenced him to four years.

For 20 years, Pigot made several trips each year to the SBA, first as Deputy Senior (non-resident) Judge, then from 1984 to 1990 as Senior Judge.

Shortly after completing a report on child evidence, Pigot suffered a stroke and took early retirement.

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