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Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Maureen Callahan suggests Diddy 'could have conspired with jurors' in explosive new Daily Mail podcast
Speaking to The Mail's award-winning The Trial podcast, columnist Maureen Callahan suggests Diddy 'could have conspired with jurors in an explosive new episode. Click above to watch the full video.
ABC News
10-07-2025
- ABC News
Murder trial jury of Lachlan Young taken to location where Hannah McGuire's body was found
Jurors in the trial of Lachlan Young, who is accused of murdering his ex-partner Hannnah McGuire, have been taken to the Victorian home where she allegedly died and the location where her body was found. Mr Young, who is being tried in the Supreme Court in Ballarat, has pleaded not guilty to murder but has admitted that he caused Ms McGuire's death. The 23-year-old's offer to plead guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter was rejected by the prosecution. Ms McGuire's family reported her missing in April last year and the 23-year-old's body was later found in a burnt-out vehicle at Scarsdale, south-west of Ballarat. In court today the jury was shown a series of maps, photographs, floor plans and crime scene footage allegedly related to Ms McGuire's death. Detective Senior Constable James Allen told the court that authorities had been able to track the movements of Ms McGuire, Mr Young, and a second man allegedly involved in the disposal of Ms McGuire's body on the night she died. A series of time-stamped maps that Senior Constable Allenn said were based on CCTV footage were presented to the court. The jury was also shown images of the fire-damaged vehicle, Ms McGuire's remains, and the house she shared with Mr Young. The jurors then left the court to visit those sites and others. The trial continues.
Bloomberg
10-07-2025
- Bloomberg
Leveson Puts UK Jury Trials on Notice With Proposed Justice Shake-Up
In the three hours after stepping into the jury room to decide on rape and sexual assault charges in a north London court, one of the 12 jurors stopped speaking to the others after declaring that 'all women lie.' Another stated that 'all Turks are aggressive,' refusing to believe the Turkish-origin defendant because 'he blinked a lot.' In the words of the first juror, the jury had turned into a 'lynch mob' with severe bullying, racism and intimidation displayed. Similar allegations made their way to the judge in notes sent by jurors raising concerns about each others' bias.
ABC News
09-07-2025
- ABC News
Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial jury placed in same hotel as police, prosecution team
Victoria's Supreme Court has confirmed the jurors in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial were placed in the same hotel as a key police witness and two members of the prosecution team for the majority of their deliberations. The jury was sequestered from Monday last week while they decided their verdicts for the murders of Don Patterson, Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson, and the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson. The court has confirmed that on Saturday afternoon, a member of Justice Christopher Beale's staff informed him that it had come to light that the jury had been staying at the same hotel as the police informant who charged Erin Patterson, Detective Leading Senior Constable Stephen Eppingstall, and two prosecution solicitors. "[The staff member] also told me that there has been no interaction between them and the jury," Justice Beale wrote in an email informing the prosecution and defence teams of the development. "The jury have had a separate floor to themselves and have eaten their meals in a conference room separate from other guests of the hotel. "But all guests use the same entrance at the hotel." The jury was moved to a new hotel in a different town on Saturday night but Justice Beale referred to the relocation as a coincidence. "I understand that there is a shortage of accommodation in the district, but it is obviously undesirable for any of the parties or the informant to be staying at the same hotel as the jury," he wrote. The prosecution responded to the email, confirming that LSC Eppingstall became aware of the situation on the Thursday and that he had been staying in the hotel for the duration of the trial, but that he had been accommodated in a different wing and was using a different entrance. "He took steps to avoid common areas from the point that he became aware that they were there," the responding email said. It said the prosecution team's previous accommodation had been booked out and the solicitors had tried, but failed, to find an alternative when they became aware they were sharing the hotel with the jury. There were a number of events in the region at the time. "We confirm that the prosecution solicitors did not interact with the jury at any stage and also took steps to avoid any incidental contact in common areas," the email said. The Supreme Court said Erin Patterson's defence team did not respond to the correspondence. The ABC also understands jurors were taken to a hospitality venue on Sunday, a rest day from deliberations almost a week after they retired to consider their verdicts. It is understood that they did not interact with any of staff or other patrons at the venue and were escorted by jury keepers, who jurors had been told would be "making sure nobody interferes with you". Meanwhile, author Nagi Maehashi has issued a public plea for privacy after being linked to the Erin Patterson trial. During evidence, it was revealed Patterson used the RecipeTin cookbook Dinner to cook the fatal beef Wellington lunch in June 2023. Ms Maehashi posted on social media on Tuesday, calling on the media to stop contacting her about the case. "It is of course upsetting to learn that one of my recipes — possibly the one I've spent more hours perfecting than any other — something I created to bring joy and happiness, is entangled in a tragic situation," she wrote. "Other than that, I have nothing to say and I won't be talking to anyone." Police found and photographed the recipe book when they searched Patterson' Leongatha home. Patterson told the court she had wanted to cook something special for her guest but made several changes to recipe, including serving individual portions rather than one large log. She claimed she couldn't find a large piece of beef tenderloin at the supermarket, but the prosecution put it to the jury that Patterson made individual serves to control who received the death cap mushrooms and ensure she did not poison herself.
Globe and Mail
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Globe and Mail
All criminal trials in four B.C. courts to be rescheduled during FIFA World Cup
The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says all criminal trials that were to take place in Vancouver, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and New Westminster during the FIFA World Cup next year will have to be rescheduled. Chief Justice Ron Skolrood says in a notice posted Monday that the tournament is expected to have 'very significant impacts' on court operations at the affected Supreme Court locations. The notice says neither jury nor judge-only criminal trials will take place at the four locations from June 12 to July 8, 2026, and that no civil jury trials will take place either. It says the number of non-jury civil trials may also have to be reduced in the lead up to the tournament. The notice cites the draw on police resources around the Lower Mainland, heavy traffic that will make it difficult for sheriffs to transport suspects, and a potential lack of hotel rooms for jurors and out-of-town witnesses. B.C. top court judge hears arguments in constitutional challenge of province's Mental Health Act Skolrood says the court is committed to having enough capacity for 'urgent matters,' but the service reductions during the tournament are 'unavoidable.' 'The full extent of the impacts is uncertain and will remain so for some time,' the notice says. 'We do know that the effects on the police and sheriff resources required to participate in or support the court's operations will be substantial, particularly in respect of criminal trials and jury trials.' In a statement, B.C. Conservatives Attorney General Critic Steve Kooner says the disruptions are due to 'poor planning involving policing shortages' and he calls for a review of all the cases impacted by the FIFA World Cup games. 'The public deserve to know how many criminals will walk free because the Premier (David Eby) failed to plan for the world's largest sporting event,' Kooner says in the statement.
