Burnley M&S double stabbing trial jury discharged

A new trial date of 6 July has been set

The jury in the trial of a man alleged to have tried to kill two women in a department store has been discharged.

The manager of Marks & Spencer in Burnley, Lancashire, was wounded in the neck and a customer was stabbed in the arm on 2 December 2020.

Munawar Hussain, 58, from Burnley, denies two counts of attempted murder.

Judge Nicholas Dean QC dismissed the jury at Manchester Crown Court for legal reasons. A new trial date of 6 July has been set.

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