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Jury out in mother murder trial | Jury out in mother murder trial |
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The jury in the trial of a couple accused of murdering the woman's mother and dumping her body in a burn has been sent out to consider its verdict. | The jury in the trial of a couple accused of murdering the woman's mother and dumping her body in a burn has been sent out to consider its verdict. |
Lisa Brown, 21, and her boyfriend John Wilson, 25, deny murdering Anne Brown at her home in Ayrshire last October. | Lisa Brown, 21, and her boyfriend John Wilson, 25, deny murdering Anne Brown at her home in Ayrshire last October. |
They have both lodged special defences blaming each other. | They have both lodged special defences blaming each other. |
During a lengthy trial at the High Court in Glasgow Mr Wilson admitted helping to wrap Anne Brown's body and dispose of it in a burn. | During a lengthy trial at the High Court in Glasgow Mr Wilson admitted helping to wrap Anne Brown's body and dispose of it in a burn. |
The judge Lord Mathews told the jury that although each of the accused blamed the other, they were under no burden to prove that, the burden was with the Crown. | |
The court has heard from more than 50 witnesses over 19 days of evidence. | The court has heard from more than 50 witnesses over 19 days of evidence. |
It is claimed Lisa Brown and Mr Wilson struck Anne Brown on the head and body with a blunt object or objects and that her daughter had previously "evinced malice and ill-will towards her". | It is claimed Lisa Brown and Mr Wilson struck Anne Brown on the head and body with a blunt object or objects and that her daughter had previously "evinced malice and ill-will towards her". |
Lisa Brown and Mr Wilson are then alleged to have attempted to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of her body in the burn. | Lisa Brown and Mr Wilson are then alleged to have attempted to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of her body in the burn. |
They are also accused of washing a quantity of bloodstained clothing which they wore at the time of the alleged attack. | They are also accused of washing a quantity of bloodstained clothing which they wore at the time of the alleged attack. |
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