- The celebrations had been minimize quick and the boys had been referred to as again by the decide
Three males had been mistakenly acquitted of killing a person when a blundering jury foreman made a ‘mistake’ in a £1million trial.
Brothers Paul and Matthew Yusuff and their pal Moussa Traore had been accused of stabbing Adrian Keise, 32, to demise throughout a scuffle outdoors a bar in 2022.
After a two-month trial on the Old Bailey, the jury reached their verdict on the case on Wednesday – and the courtroom assembled to listen to the choice.
The trio had been jubilant when the foreman informed the courtroom that the jury had reached a unanimous ‘not responsible’ verdict.
However, in extraordinary scenes, the celebrations had been minimize quick and the boys had been referred to as again by the decide and informed that the foreman had written a be aware to say she had made a mistake.
Brothers Paul and Matthew Yusuff and their pal Moussa Traore had been accused of stabbing Adrian Keise, 32, (pictured) to demise throughout a scuffle outdoors a bar in 2022
After a two-month trial on the Old Bailey (pictured), the jury reached their verdict on the case on Wednesday – and the courtroom assembled to listen to the choice
Judge Charles Gratwicke informed the courtroom: ‘Within a couple of minutes of leaving courtroom, the jury indicated they made a mistake.
‘I requested the foreman to jot down me a be aware as to what the error was. What is evident from the be aware is the jury foreman didn’t tackle board the query ‘are you unanimous?’ regardless of the very fact it was requested twice. It is evident from the be aware that they aren’t unanimous.’
The jury, which had been diminished from the unique 12 to 6 males and 5 ladies when one of many authentic panel died, then retired once more.
There was additional confusion when the panel returned to the courtroom yesterday and the identical foreman introduced there had been no verdicts on any of the costs.
She then corrected herself and introduced Paul Yusuff had been cleared of one of many fees which associated to possessing a blade.
The trial then needed to be deserted after jurors had been unable to succeed in verdicts on the extra critical fees of homicide and manslaughter.
The Yusuff brothers, 21 and 23, had been charged with homicide over the stabbing close to London’s Waterloo station in October 2022. They had been additionally charged with manslaughter together with Traore, 24.
Following the case, defence barrister Kerim Fuad KC, stated he remained ‘extraordinarily troubled’ by what had occurred.
Prosecutors now have till January 19 to contemplate whether or not to hunt a retrial.