THE jury in a murder trial has retired for deliberations.
As previously reported, Justin Griffith, 42, is standing trial, accused of murdering Sean Ember, a 35-year-old father from Andover who was stabbed on November 29 last year, in Arcaro Road.
After more than one month, the jury in the trial at Winchester Crown Court has retired for deliberation, as Judge Angela Morris finished her summary of the case.
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Having recapped both the prosecution and defence's versions of events, the judge finally sent the jury away to look at the evidence and discuss on the afternoon of day 28 of the trial on Tuesday, June 17.
Judge Angela Morris instructed the jury, which had previously been reduced to 11 members, to choose a foreperson to chair.
She said: "When you retire, you must strive to reach a verdict which all 11 of you agree, a unanimous verdict.
"It is also important as part of your deliberations that you select a foreman."
When summarising evidence, she confirmed that there was no doubt as to what the murder weapon was, but the defence argues that it was not Griffith who used it to kill Sean Ember, rather, key witness, Fynn Richardson.
She said: "There is no issue here that it is that knife, the question is who was wielding it?"
The trial continues.
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