Brendan Dassey, featured in the Netflix documentary Making A Murderer, had his conviction overturned.

A US federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of Brendan Dassey.

Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery were convicted of murdering Teresa Hallbach in 2005.

Following the ruling by the judge in Wisconsin, Dassey, who is now 26, will be released within 90 days, unless the state decides to retry him.