Murder Trial News

Hopes ‘Christopher’s Legacy’ will inspire change around knife crime on IoM

'Safe space' for loved ones of Christopher McBurnie

Jurors record unanimous guilty verdict after four-week trial

16-year-old found guilty of murdering Christopher McBurnie

Police: “Christopher was a 14-year-old boy whose life was taken from him in the most tragic of circumstances"

Teen convicted of murdering 14-year-old boy

16-year-old boy standing trial at Douglas Courthouse

16-year-old standing trial accused of murder

Jury told defendant was 'living in a virtual world'

Jury told they can consider manslaughter if they find teenager not guilty of murder

16-year-old murder accused finishes giving evidence

Defendant tells jury 11 threats to kill were 'empty'

Prosecution outlines agreed facts at murder trial

Murder accused tells jury he was at risk of 'serious harm'

Jury hears suspect had borderline learning disability

Boy accused of murder told officers "I didn't intend to kill Chris"

Murder trial hears from pathologist who carried out post mortem

Witnesses told police 15-year-old 'didn't look fazed'

Witness accused of lying to police following friend's death

Jury hears more evidence from witness to stabbing

Defence advocate also raises questions about filming of fights

Police unable to retrieve full video after boy deleted it

Jury hears from teenage witnesses who saw fatal stabbing

14-year-old took two buses to get to defendant's home

Defendant, and victim, both made threats to kill each other

Prosecution disputes teen's self-defence claim

15-year-old denies murdering fellow teen

Christopher McBurnie died in Ramsey in May