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Trial jury hears details of 999 call made by farmer who found Lee McKnight’s body
the abandoned Nissan Navara found by police in woodland at Wreay, near Carlisle, which have been seen by the jury:
The transcript of a 999 call made by a farmer who discovered the body of Lee McKnight in water on the outskirts of Carlisle has been played to a jury.
In the call, made at 5.23am on Friday, July 24 last year, the man told a call handler: “I think I have found a dead body in the River Caldew.”
He reported 26-year-old Mr McKnight being face down in the water, only up to three feet from the river bank and that he appeared to have “just been dumped”.
Jury retires in trial of two men accused of raping two schoolgirls
Carlisle Crown Court
A jury in the trial of two men accused of raping two schoolgirls in the bedroom of a Carlisle house has retired to begin its deliberations.
James Nelson, 35, and 37-year-old Arran Toal, each deny two charges.
Nelson is accused of raping one schoolgirl, while Toal stands accused of raping a different girl. The men also each deny an alternative charge alleging sexual activity with the respective children.
Jurors at Carlisle Crown Court have seen video footage of separate interviews the girls gave to police.
They spoke of being driven by Nelson to Toalâs Harraby home, on the evening of January 20 2018, and are said to have been âquite drunkâ by that stage having been given alcohol.