Builder and part time barman Anthony Bird, 49, has been found not guilty of the murder of his partner, mother of two Tracy Kearns, at their home in Kinmel Bay in May.
He was convicted of manslaughter by a ten to two majority.
The jury spent 11 hours and 20 minutes considering their verdict.
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