ˌɔn sˈɛvən mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, dʒˈʌdʒ mˈuːɡə ɐpˈɑːndi, sˈɪɾɪŋ æz ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl dʒˈʌdʒ ænd nˌɑːt bˈaʊnd baɪ ðə lˈeɪ ɐsˈɛsɚz vˈɜːdɪkt, ɐkwˈɪɾᵻd kˈoʊməndˌɛli ʌv mˈɜːdɚ bˌʌt fˈaʊnd hˌɪm ɡˈɪlti ʌvðə lˈɛsɚɹ əfˈɛns ʌv mˈænslɔːɾɚ.
On 7 May 2009, Judge Muga Apondi, sitting as a single judge and not bound by the lay assessors' verdict, acquitted Cholmondeley of murder but found him guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.