Slowthai rape trial jury told not to be “Wagatha Christies”: “He’ll be cancelled for the rest of time”

nme.com:

Slowthai rape trial have been urged not to be “Wagatha Christies” when it comes to their deliberations, and told that the rapper will be “cancelled for the rest of time”.The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker are accused of rape following his performance at The Bullingdon in Oxford, on the evening of September 7 2021.Both Frampton, aged 29, and Blake-Walker, aged 27, deny three joint counts of rape and one count of sexual assault – the BBC reports.The jury is expected to be sent out to consider the verdicts later today (December 12), and the BBC has reported that the final day of the trial saw prosecutor Heather Stangoe urge jurors to “decide this case on the evidence” alone.According to the outlet, she also told jurors that they are “not investigators” and made reference to the famous legal battle between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, saying that they shouldn’t try to be “Wagatha Christies”.“This is not C.S.I, this is not an American drama – this is a case about real people and things that happened in real life,” Stangoe continued.The court has heard that one of the complainants, described as a “huge fan” of the rapper, saw him at a restaurant before the gig and was then added to the VIP list after speaking.

Stangoe told the jury the pair had met a group of friends – including the other complainant – at Frampton’s tour bus.In the statements made by the prosecutor, the group then headed back to one of their homes, where the alleged attack took place.