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NEARLY two decades after her brutal murder, a stepfather who was convicted of killing four-year-old Amy Emily Annamunthodo has been ordered to face a third trial.

On Tuesday, a 12-member jury in Marlon King's second trial before Justice Hayden St Clair-Douglas remained hung and unable to reach a verdict after four hours of deliberations at the O'Meara Judicial Centre.

King's legal team, which included attorneys Russell Warner and Toni Roberts, will now prepare for his next trial.