UKFast founder Lawrence Jones has gone on trial accused of rape. Mr Jones, 55, of Brooks Drive in Hale Barns, denies two allegations made by two women during the 1990s.
Mr Jones is standing trial at Manchester Crown Court. The first rape count alleges he had sex with a woman in late 1993 knowing she did not consent or being reckless as to whether she consented.
The second rape count alleges he had sex with another woman between a date in 1993 and another in 1994 knowing she did not consent or being reckless as to whether she consented. READ MORE: Inside cannabis farms raided on Greater Manchester estate READ MORE: Greater Manchester forecast hour-by-hour as parts of region hit by flood alert Judge Sarah Johnston, swearing a jury in on Monday afternoon, told the jurors the trial was estimated to last two weeks.
Eloise Marshall opened the case for the prosecution on Tuesday morning. We'll bring you live updates from Manchester Crown Court in the blog below... After a break for lunch, the jurors are back in court and they are now watching a police video interview of Woman A, which was conducted on January 8, 2021.