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Lawyer for barbershop killer pleaded with his sisters to stop giggling in Sydney courtroom during trial
Two sisters of a Sydney murderer nearly caused his trial to collapse because they could not stop giggling as his police interview was played to a court.
Key points:
- The details of the incident were revealed in a judgement published yesterday
- The lawyer for Fredon Botrus said the jurors reacted to the giggling with “clear disgust”
- He was denied a request to discharge the entire jury after the incident
Valnten and Valy Botrus were attending the NSW Supreme Court trial of their 20-year-old brother, Fredon, in September last year.
“Please stop laughing, it’s a very bad look,” solicitor Alen Sahinovic texted the pair while the court was still in session.
Botrus was ultimately found guilty of murdering 20-year-old Alfredo…
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