Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox A convicted murderer admitted he had 'lied persistently' as he spent a second day being grilled in the witness box.
David Worrall, 28, denies murder after 37-year-old Michelle Pearson died 20 months after a fire at her home in Walkden. Four of her children died following the blaze in the early hours of December 11, 2017.
Prosecutors allege that Worrall and his co-defendant Zak Bolland, 26, both threw a petrol bomb into the house. Jurors have heard Bolland had a 'feud' with members of the Pearson family, and that there had been 'tit for tat' incidents previously.
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