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Jack de Belin rape trial jury unable to reach verdict
The jury in the rape trial of Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair has told the court it has been unable to reach a verdict.
The NRL star and his co-accused pleaded not guilty to raping a 19-year-old woman in a Wollongong apartment in 2018.
The jury returned to the court after retiring on Thursday afternoon.
It did not sit on Friday and only reconvened at 9:30am today.
In a note to Judge Andrew Haesler, the jury said despite careful consideration “we have unable to reach a unanimous verdict”.
Judge Haesler has urged the jury to go back over all the case and “give renewed, but calm and rational attention to the evidence.”
More to come.
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