Soham jurors told to ‘ignore emotion’ when reaching verdict

THE Soham murder trial jurors must ignore emotion over the tragic deaths of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman to reach their verdicts in the case, the judge told them yesterday.

Soham jurors told to ‘ignore emotion’ when reaching verdict

Mr Justice Moses told the jury which is due to be sent out today that it was "idle to pretend" that the deaths of the 10-year-olds did not provoke an emotional response.

He said: "The judgment you make is a judgment you must make on the evidence, uninfluenced by the emotion that a case such as this inevitably arouses. It is idle to pretend this is not a tragic case."

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