Alan stead trial

Shrewsbury 15 hours ago. Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. South Shropshire 2 hours ago. Market Drayton 2 hours ago. Peter Rhodes 2 hours ago. Shrewsbury 17 hours ago. Shrewsbury 18 hours ago. More from the Shropshire Star. One of the jurors is black, two are Asian American, and the other nine are white. The trial lasted just over two weeks, with the defense and prosecution calling a myriad of experts and witnesses to the stand.

Chu laid out a timeline that showed a verdict arriving before Christmas. December 23, pm Updated December 23, pm. Jurors began deliberating on Monday. The outcome was expected to be announced between p. Steed, apparently unwittingly, helped the prosecution of Jeffs when he testified at the trial of his religious leader and did not invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. He admitted having sexual relations with his year-old cousin, but denied that Jeffs forced him or coerced Wall.

His attorney, Jim Bradshaw, said Steed did not regret his testimony and was satisfied with the plea deal. I am sure he will get what he deserves.

We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Speaking outside court, he said he fought against a "bureaucratic wall" during his own investigation. I did not want this," he said.

Stead admitted lying to police about his efforts to rescue his wife "There is satisfaction but there is no satisfaction in the fact that the children are scarred for life now aren't they? The jury was told he was filmed by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service leaving a neighbour's house 30 minutes after setting the house on fire.

Earlier in his trial, he admitted lying to police about his efforts to rescue his wife. He told the court he had exaggerated how thick the smoke was and he felt like he wanted to tell people he had tried harder than he did. Sentencing him, Mr Justice Astill said Stead planned his wife's murder "step-by-step", luring her into the computer room and locking her in before starting the fire. Media requires JavaScript to play.