Jurors discharged in case of sex assault

‘Everyone is sticking to their guns,’ says jury foreman

The jury in the trial of a woman on trial on charges of sexually assaulting her younger brother, from when he was aged nine, reached deadlock late yesterday and had to be discharged.

Judge Brian O’Callaghan had told the six men and six women a majority 10-2 or 11-1 verdict would be acceptable after a certain point yesterday afternoon. However, after a total of almost four hours of deliberation, they returned to say they were deadlocked.