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Sexual assault trial in Sheffield collapses after juror falls asleep (www.theguardian.com)

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Sexual assault trial in Sheffield collapses after juror falls asleep

Judge orders retrial owing to ‘important evidence’ being missed by jury, which also included juror with hearing loss caused by tinnitus

A sexual assault trial in Sheffield has collapsed after a member of the jury fell asleep and missed “important evidence”, it has been reported.

The judge said the situation was astonishing, after he was told that another juror had been unable to hear the complainant giving evidence because of tinnitus.

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