Jury in Collins trial given option to return majority verdict
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
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The jury in the trial of former world champion boxer Steve Collins has been given the option to return a majority verdict.
The foreman informed Judge Desmond Hogan shortly before 7pm this evening that it was unlikely they would reach a unanimous decision where all twelve agreed on a verdict.
44-year-old Collins, who has an address in England, denies assaulting an Albanian bouncer when he was refused entry into the National Stadium in Dublin in 2006.
The ex-boxer claims he was acting in self defence.
The jury retired to consider its verdict at 3.50pm this afternoon.
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