The murder trial that ended in yet more violence
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNot half an hour earlier, a jury had handed down its verdicts. The trial had been tense. It had taken its toll on the families in court.
In an eruption of emotion and bitterness, a mass brawl had broken out yards from Manchester Crown Court. It was an ugly scene as the murder trial of Badri Issa ended in fury.
Weeks later, as a killer learned his fate, the judge in the case had a simple message to those involved: "This cycle of violence must end." Here, court reporter Amy Walker looks back at a trial defined by hostility and the 'peacemaker' at its centre... READ MORE: Murderer jailed for life after stabbing peacemaker to death during fight Eight people - including two youths - were arrested as police rushed to break-up the melee in Crown Square.
It was the culmination of a difficult few weeks in court. The public gallery was filled day after day. A young man was dead and the futures of two others hung in the balance.
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