Retrial ordered after manslaughter trial ends with no verdict reached
A retrial has been ordered after the manslaughter trial of two men accused of killing a man from near Market Drayton has ended with the jury unable to deliver a verdict.
Adam Lovatt, 45, died in Audlem, over the border in Cheshire, on May 25, 2018.
Samuel Thorpe, 24, of Annions Lane, Wybunbury, and Nicolas Hill, 36, from Moorsfield Avenue, Audlem, had been on trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of manslaughter in relation to Mr Lovatt's death.
The 11-day trial ended this week, and the jury could not deliver a verdict of guilty or not guilty.
The judge discharged the jury and a retrial has been scheduled for June 15.
Cheshire Police asked anyone with information on Mr Lovatt's death to call 101.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org
