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Murder Trial of Daryl Berman Ends in Hung Jury at Manchester Court

Prosecutors now have time to consider a retrial following the jury’s discharge.

Overview

  • Daryl Berman, 71, denies murdering her 84-year-old husband, saying he fell onto a vegetable knife at their Prestwich home.
  • Home Office pathologist Dr Philip Lumb reported the chest wound had features typical of homicide.
  • Prosecutors also pointed to a finger injury they said could indicate a defensive wound.
  • The jury of five men and five women deliberated for more than seven hours after an eight-day trial, with two jurors earlier discharged due to illness.
  • Judge Tina Landale dismissed the deadlocked jury and no further court date has been set as a decision on a retrial is pending.