Jury discharged in Darius Henderson trial

1:35pm Thursday 7th March 2013 in News

The jury in the case of former Watford FC striker Darius Henderson has been discharged by the judge.

Judge Martin Griffith told the five men and seven women at St Albans crown court that the case could not continue because a witness was unavailable, working on a sheep farm in Australia.

Mr Henderson, 31, who previously played for Watford and Millwall, and lives in Markyate, Herts, denies causing grievous bodily harm to John Bell at Darcy's restaurant in St Albans on New Year's Day 2012.

No new date has been fixed for the trial.

 

 

Comments(14)

Taxidermist says...
2:01pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Some people will do anything, even going as far away as Australia, to avoid appearing in court! :-)

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JohnnyHornet says...
2:06pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Year's ago they were sent there for failing to win in court, Oh how times have changed, if it were still the case, there would only be the immigrants left here.

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oddjobman says...
2:22pm Thu 7 Mar 13

How could such a trial have got started if one of the witnesses was not going to be there? And if said witness had indicated their availability for the trial and then flew off to Australia they should be billed for the cost of the aborted trial. Someone has messed up here. What a waste of time!

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davesol says...
3:05pm Thu 7 Mar 13

could this witness not simply be interviewed over a video link? have they not heard of skype?

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Harry's Bar says...
3:48pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Can one punch constitute GBH? Must have been a real haymaker.

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Colin West's mullet says...
4:42pm Thu 7 Mar 13

why is this of interest? He left us years ago. No offence to Big D, he was terrific for us that first season - Marlon got all the plaudits but if I recall correctly Henderson had a better goals/games ratio - but 'bloke who used to work in Watford hits someone' isn't much of a story for the WO.

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anon34 says...
4:43pm Thu 7 Mar 13

where does it say one punch?

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angryangryangry says...
4:59pm Thu 7 Mar 13

When i did Jury service, there was a lot of time wasted sitting around waiting for a case, then a load more waiting for all the procedures they go through.

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poole-horn says...
5:28pm Thu 7 Mar 13

davesol wrote:
could this witness not simply be interviewed over a video link? have they not heard of skype?
Jury member not witness

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Harry's Bar says...
10:10am Fri 8 Mar 13

anon34 wrote:
where does it say one punch?
"He punched Mr Bell in the head twice. It is unclear whether the first blow actually connected with Mr Bell, but the second certainly did. Mr Bell was knocked to the floor."

From a previous story on this website.

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davesol says...
10:13am Fri 8 Mar 13

poole-horn wrote:
davesol wrote:
could this witness not simply be interviewed over a video link? have they not heard of skype?
Jury member not witness
it says:
Judge Martin Griffith told the five men and seven women at St Albans crown court that the case could not continue because a witness was unavailable, working on a sheep farm in Australia.

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Paul Gadd says...
12:44am Sat 9 Mar 13

To liven up the WFC Xmas party for this Italian lot this year....extra seats next to Deeney for Coton, Hendo & guests Mick Harford & Vinnie Jones..

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Play-Off Pete says...
7:48am Sat 9 Mar 13

"He punched Mr Bell in the head twice ..."
So ... what precisely did Mr. Bell do BEFORE he was hit, to warrant such an attack?
Nothing???

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Razor Sharp says...
5:09pm Sat 9 Mar 13

Play-Off Pete wrote:
"He punched Mr Bell in the head twice ..."
So ... what precisely did Mr. Bell do BEFORE he was hit, to warrant such an attack?
Nothing???
Probably sticking his nose in where it didn't belong if the previous article is anything to go by.

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