The judge in the trial of a politician accused to attempting to pervert the course of justice has told the jury he will accept a majority verdict.
Judge Fraser Morrison made the announcement to jurors in Councillor Nilgun Canver’s trial at Wood Green Crown Court after more than five hours of deliberations.
Haringey Borough Council’s former cabinet member for environment is accused of lying to the police after her son crashed a car that he was driving without insurance.
In an attempt to break the deadlock in the trial, Judge Morrison told jurors he would accept a 10: 2 majority decision.
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