Jurors who searched ‘murder’ face jail

Two jurors who carried out illegal research during an Old Bailey murder trial are facing possible jail sentences. Dharamjeet Digpal, 34, googled the difference ‘between murder and manslaughter’ on 12 November 2018. Richard Wellings, 42, researched the word ‘manslaughter’ on the same day. They were members of a jury who later convicted Lewis Simpson, 18, of manslaughter after he stabbed Somali salesman Osman Shidane, 20, to death in west London. Komal Varsani, prosecuting, said: ‘These matters relate to the defendants…

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