Soccer: Leeds trial: Witnesses could be mistaken, judge warns

The judge in the Leeds United soccer trial has warned the jury that "honest" witnesses could have made mistakes about identification.

The judge in the Leeds United soccer trial has warned the jury that "honest" witnesses could have made mistakes about identification.

Summing up, Mr Justice Poole said some of the witnesses may have put Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer at the scene of an attack on an Asian student, because of publicity in the media surrounding their arrests.

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