Complex sentence: Tinsley's body was found some time later and Nodder was then prosecuted for her murder; his defense was that he had already been acquitted of this charge, but this plea was rejected and he was hanged.
Split into simpler sentences: Tinsley's body was found some time later and Nodder was then prosecuted for her murder. His defense was that he had already been acquitted of this charge, but this plea was rejected and he was hanged.