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The jury in the Eddy Shah rape trial at the Old Bailey has been discharged. | The jury in the Eddy Shah rape trial at the Old Bailey has been discharged. |
The case, in which Mr Shah, 69, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, denies six counts of raping a girl under 16, opened at the court on Tuesday. | |
But on Friday Recorder of London Judge Brian Barker told jurors they could not carry on. "We have had problems which we simply cannot overcome," he said. | |
The case will be relisted on Monday when a new panel of jurors should be selected to retry the case. | |
Mr Shah, who founded the now-defunct Today newspaper in 1986 and is now an author, and two others are accused of sexually abusing an under-age girl in the early 1990s. | Mr Shah, who founded the now-defunct Today newspaper in 1986 and is now an author, and two others are accused of sexually abusing an under-age girl in the early 1990s. |
Susan Davies, 53, of Swanley, Kent, denies 14 counts of aiding and abetting rape, indecent assault and child cruelty. | Susan Davies, 53, of Swanley, Kent, denies 14 counts of aiding and abetting rape, indecent assault and child cruelty. |
Her former lover Anthony Pallant, 53, of West Malling, Kent, denies six counts of rape and indecent assault. | Her former lover Anthony Pallant, 53, of West Malling, Kent, denies six counts of rape and indecent assault. |
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