Eddy Shah
THE Eddy Shah rape trial at the Old Bailey has been re-started after a new jury was sworn in.
A previous jury was discharged on Friday, four days into the case. Shah, 69, of Chippenham, who founded the now-defunct Today newspaper, denies six counts of raping a girl under 16 in the early 1990s.
Susan Davies, 53, of Swanley, Kent, denies 14 counts of aiding and abetting rape, indecent assault and child cruelty. Her former lover, Anthony Pallant, 53, of West Malling, Kent, denies six counts of rape and indecent assault.
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