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The jury has been sent out to consider its verdict in the Alex Rodda murder trial. THE jury has been sent out to consider its verdict in the murder trial of Cheshire schoolboy Alex Rodda. His Honour Judge Everett, the Honourary Recorder of Chester, finished his summing up of the case on Wednesday morning, which began on December 7. He reminded the jury how under cross examination, the defendant, Matthew Mason, 19, of Ash Lane, Ollerton, had denied deliberately killed 15-year-old Alex, but had instead lost control. Mason had admitted driving the 15-year-old, from Pickmere, to remote wo...

The scene where Alex Rodda, 15, was found dead THE jury is expected to retire to consider its verdict on the killing of a Pickmere teenager today, January 6. Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School student Alex Rodda, 15, was beaten to death with a wrench in Ashley on December 12, 2019. Matthew Mason, of Ash Lane, Ollerton, denies murdering Alex but has admitted hitting him 15 times on the head with the wrench, which led to his death. The jury has been asked to consider whether the 19-year-old killed Alex in self defence or whether there was a loss of control. In a trial at Chester Crown...

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BBC News Published image captionAlex Rodda was killed in woodland in Cheshire A teenager who beat a schoolboy to death with a spanner has told a court he did not think his friends would accept him if he was gay. Matthew Mason, 19, admits killing 15-year-old Alex Rodda in woodland in Ashley, Cheshire, on 12 December last year but denies his murder. He said he asked his friends for money but did not tell them what it was for. Mr Mason told the court he was "embarrassed and worried" and feared the friendship would end "because they would not accept me for what happened".

Teenager accused of murdering Alex Rodda tells jury he feels 'ashamed' at 'pain' he has caused, adding: 'The killing... I’ll never forget that' WARNING: Some readers may find elements of the evidence below distressing | Matthew Mason, 19, denies murder Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or s...