“Refusing to Testify, Murder Suspect Stays Silent in Court”
The ongoing trial, commencing in mid-January, has been informed that the lifeless body of Mrs. Crown was discovered in the hallway of her residence on Magazine Lane in the Fenland town. Authorities also uncovered traces indicating that fires had been deliberately ignited. Prosecutors have alleged that Mr. Newton, residing on Magazine Close in Wisbech, set the fires subsequent to committing the heinous act of murdering Mrs. Crown. Testimonies from witnesses summoned by the prosecution concluded last week. Mrs. Una Crown resided in a bungalow in Wisbech [BBC].
Mr. Grunwald conveyed that Mr. Newton has chosen not to provide any testimony. “I shall present no evidence on behalf of the defense,” Mr. Grunwald conveyed to the jury on Monday. “There shall be no other witnesses,” he added. The jurors are expected to be presented with additional legal arguments from both the prosecution and the defense later this week before deliberating to reach a verdict. An acting police sergeant who initially conducted the investigation believed Mrs. Crown’s demise was accidental, as shared with the jurors. However, a post-mortem examination conducted two days later revealed that she had sustained four stab wounds and her throat had been slit.
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