Complex sentence: Nevertheless, the jury had exceptionally returned a plea of mercy in favour of Bentley along with the guilty verdict, the matter therefore passed to the Home Secretary, David Maxwell Fyfe to decide whether clemency should be granted.
Split into simpler sentences: Nevertheless, the jury had exceptionally returned a plea of mercy in favour of Bentley along with the guilty verdict. The decision passed to the Home Secretary, David Maxwell Fyfe to decide whether clemency should be granted.