Jury fails to reach verdict in Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder trial

After more than eight hours considering their verdict, jury returned on Wednesday afternoon and said following 'multiple reviews' of the evidence they were unable to agree on a verdict

The accused has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Urantsetseg Tserendorj (pictured) but guilty to her manslaughter. File photo

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a 16-year-old accused of murdering Urantsetseg Tserendorj during a winter lockdown in 2021.

The teenager had accepted that he stabbed Ms Tserendorj in the neck causing her death but his lawyers argued he was trying to rob her and did not intend to kill or cause her serious harm. They asked the jury to find him not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.