A member of the jury fainted in court on Friday (May 25th) when a judge described some of the horrific injuries that Burnham-On-Sea woman Lisa Marie Thornton sustained.
The comments came during the continuing trial at Bristol Crown Court into the death of 36-year-old Lisa, from Berrow Road in Burnham. She died after suffering 39 stab wounds to her neck, chest and back on November 23rd last year.
Owen Pellow, 42, from Berrow Road in Burnham, has appeared in the dock this week, charged with her murder, which he denies.
As Judge Peter Blair was outlining Ms Thornton’s injuries while summing up the evidence to the jurors, one lost consciousness and had to be removed from the court room. The trial was temporarily paused while the juror was helped by an usher.
Summing up the arguments for the prosecution, Edward Burgess said it would be ‘ridiculous’ for a jury to believe that Ms Thornton’s injuries were self inflicted, adding that it “flies in the face of all reason.”
The case continues.
