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John Cooper Pembrokeshire murder trial jury go out John Cooper murder trial jury resumes deliberations
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The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing four people in Pembrokeshire in the 1980s has retired to consider its verdict. The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing four people in Pembrokeshire in the 1980s will continue its deliberations on Wednesday.
John Cooper, 66, denies murdering Richard and Helen Thomas in 1985, and Peter and Gwenda Dixon in 1989. John Cooper, 66, denies murdering brother and sister Richard and Helen Thomas in 1985, and Oxfordshire couple Peter and Gwenda Dixon in 1989.
He also denies separate charges of rape, sexual assault and attempted robbery.He also denies separate charges of rape, sexual assault and attempted robbery.
The judge at Swansea Crown Court said the jury must consider evidence objectively, and apply common sense. The jury was sent home for the night on Tuesday.
The Dixons, from Oxfordshire, were shot at close range walking the Pembrokeshire coastal path while on holiday. Sending them out to consider their verdicts, the judge at Swansea Crown Court said jurors must consider evidence objectively, and apply common sense.
The Thomases, who were brother and sister, were shot at their home near Milford Haven. The Dixons were shot at close range while walking the Pembrokeshire coastal path on holiday.
The jury was sent home for the night on Thursday and will resume its deliberations on Wednesday morning.