Jury discharged as murder trial collapses

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Pregnant woman Liwam Bereket died in Ladywood, Birmingham, last August

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The trial of a man accused of murdering a pregnant woman has collapsed.

Filmon Andmichaen, 31, denied murdering Liwam Bereket, 26, in woodland off Freeth Street in Ladywood, Birmingham, on 1 August last year.

He also denied a charge of child destruction.

Birmingham Crown Court confirmed the trial was unable to continue and the jury had been discharged.

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