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Jury Continues Deliberations in Murder and Manslaughter Cases

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The jury in the Newport Crown Court is still deliberating on the murder and manslaughter charges against Lewis Aquilina, Ethan Strickland, and Elliot Fiteni, with no verdicts returned yet in any of the remaining counts. The jury has reached guilty verdicts in several other cases, including Joseph Jeremy, who was found guilty of murder and robbery, and Kyle Raisis, who was found guilty of manslaughter and robbery. The court has instructed the jury that they can now return majority verdicts, which means they can come back with verdicts of 10-1 or 9-2.

Key Takeaways:

  • The jury has so far failed to reach verdicts in the cases of Lewis Aquilina and Ethan Strickland on murder and manslaughter charges.
  • Elliot Fiteni is the only defendant on whom no conclusion has been made by jurors, with no verdicts returned yet in his case.
  • Joseph Jeremy has been found guilty of murder and robbery, and is facing life in jail.
  • Kyle Raisis has been found guilty of manslaughter and robbery, and has been cleared of murder.
  • Lewis Aquilina has been found guilty of robbery, but the jury has yet to return verdicts in respect of the murder and manslaughter charges.
  • Ethan Strickland has been found guilty of robbery, but the jury has yet to return verdicts in respect of the murder and manslaughter charges.

Statistics:

  • 11 jurors are still deliberating on the murder and manslaughter charges against Lewis Aquilina, Ethan Strickland, and Elliot Fiteni.
  • The jury has reached guilty verdicts in 4 out of 6 cases.
  • 2 defendants, Lewis Aquilina and Ethan Strickland, still face murder and manslaughter charges with no verdicts returned yet.
  • Joseph Jeremy, 18, has been held in custody for his part in the murder and robbery of Ryan O'Connor.
  • Kyle Raisis, 18, has been found guilty of manslaughter and robbery.
  • Elliot Fiteni, 19, is still awaiting a verdict in his case.
  • Lewis Aquilina, 20, has been found guilty of robbery.

Sources:

  • "Jury continue to deliberate over murder and manslaughter charges" by Ryan O'Connor, [No date mentioned in the original text].
  • "Lewis Aquilina, 20, of Canton Court, Riverside, Cardiff, has been found guilty of robbery" by [No name mentioned in the original text].
  • "Gwent Police have released pictures of the four defendants found guilty" [No date mentioned in the original text].

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