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Live from court: Jury in Lindsay Birbeck murder trial discharged

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  • - Lindsay Birbeck, from Huncoat, went missing on August 12 last year.
  • - Police launched a missing persons appeal and extensive searches of the areas close to Burnley Road, where Mrs Birbeck lived, were carried out by officers.
  • - On August 27, a 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with Mrs Birbeck’s disappearance and on August 31, detectives charged the teenager with her murder.
  • - Now aged 17, the boy denies murdering the teaching assistant and appears before the court.

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