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BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Ammanford stabbing: Man appears in court over collapse of trial
A man accused of causing the collapse of a trial into a triple school stabbing has appeared in April, a 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named, was sentenced to 15 years at Swansea Crown Court for the attempted murder of two teachers and a pupil, following the second trial that began in Elias, 45, from Waunceirch, Neath Port Talbot, has been charged with the offence of refusing to answer a question relating to the qualification to serve on a appeared in Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Monday, and has been told to return on 30 June. Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and a pupil who cannot be named for legal reasons were stabbed by the teenager at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, last first trial involving the girl collapsed in October, because of what the judge described as a "great irregularity in the jury".The charge on Mr Elias falls under the Juries Act 1974, which sets out requirements as to who is eligible for jury service in Wales and England, and permits court officers to put questions to potential jurors to establish whether or not they are qualified to form part of a jury.
The Independent
14-05-2025
- The Independent
Man appears in court over school stabbing trial collapse
A man has appeared in court charged over the collapse of a school stabbing trial. Christopher Elias, 45, from Waunceirch, Neath Port Talbot, appeared before Swansea Magistrates' Court on Wednesday charged with the offence of refusing to answer a question relating to the qualification to serve on a jury. Elias was charged in relation to the collapse of the first Ammanford school stabbing trial, after a young girl attempted to murder two teachers and a fellow pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in April 2024. District Judge Christopher James adjourned the case until Monday June 2, to go before Cardiff Magistrates' Court. Judge James said the delay was 'regrettable' but necessary and granted Elias unconditional bail. A 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to 15 years' detention last month for the attempted murder of Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and the pupil at the school following a retrial. The first trial collapsed in October last year, with the judge saying there had been a 'great irregularity in the jury'.
Sky News
14-05-2025
- Sky News
Man appears in court over collapse of Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school stabbings trial
A man has appeared in court in relation to the collapse of a school stabbings trial. Christopher Elias, 45, from Neath Port Talbot, appeared at Swansea Magistrates' Court on Wednesday charged with refusing to answer a question relating to the qualification to serve on the jury. He was charged in relation to the collapse of the first Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school stabbings trial, after a teenage girl attempted to murder two teachers and a pupil at the school in April 2024. A 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was detained for 15 years last month for the attempted murders of Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and the pupil following a retrial at Swansea Crown Court. The first trial collapsed in October, after what the judge described as a "great irregularity" in the jury which had "irretrievably compromised" its ability to consider the matter. "You'll be granted unconditional bail until that date," he said.
