How the trial of Aya Hachem's killer collapsed - and saw a whistleblowing juror applauded out of court
Moments after deliberations in the trial of Aya Hachem's killer Louis Otway began, everything fell apart.While the 42-year-old, nicknamed 'Junior', was found guilty of the murder of the promising law student last week , it took two attempts to cage him. He is now set to be sentenced for his role in a bitter tit-for-tat row between rival car washes that cost the life of Aya.
Otway was found guilty of both the murder of Ms Hachem and the attempted murder of Mr Khan following a trial which saw Suhayl Suleman cleared of the same charges. Prosecutors had said he was involved in the plot but a jury found him not guilty.A trial sat at Preston Crown Court during March and had to be hastily arranged after a first attempt to bring Otway to justice collapsed within a day of the jury being sent to deliberate.
However, later that afternoon one juror suddenly left the retirement room and told the jury bailiff that she could no longer remain there. After being persuaded to stay in the building, she refused to rejoin the jury and when asked her concerns, she wrote a note for the judge, Mr Justice Goose, which made reference to bullying and contained the bullet point: “Racist jury: going to be guilty no matter what.
Mr Justice Goose said: “I have come to the decision that I must discharge the whole jury. The relevant facts are that two or three jurors have expressed clearly racist views as a reason to convict the defendants.” He described the single jury member’s reports as “disturbing”. Following Otway’s conviction, Ms Hachem’s family said: “We thank God for the justice that has been served today. To our dear beautiful angel in heaven we know you are in a better and more beautiful place. God chose you from amongst many and blessed you with martyrdom.
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