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Jury out in M6 crash deaths trial M6 crash deaths jury is sent home
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The jury in the trial of a Portuguese lorry driver, accused of causing the deaths of a family-of-six, has gone out to consider its verdict. Jurors in the trial of a lorry driver accused of causing the deaths of a family-of-six has been sent home after the first day of deliberations.
David and Michelle Statham, of Llandudno, and their four children died in a crash on the M6 near Sandbach, Cheshire, on 20 October.David and Michelle Statham, of Llandudno, and their four children died in a crash on the M6 near Sandbach, Cheshire, on 20 October.
Prosecutors say they died when Paulo Jorge Nogueira da Silva's lorry pushed them into a Volvo lorry in front. Prosecutors said they died when Paulo Jorge Nogueira da Silva's lorry pushed them into a Volvo lorry in front.
His defence says the family died in the Volvo crash before his lorry hit them. His defence said the family died in the Volvo crash before his lorry hit them.
Mrs Statham, 33, was driving back from visiting family and friends in Birmingham with her husband and sons Reece, 13, Jay, nine, and Mason, 20 months, and 10-week-old baby daughter Ellouise, when the crash happened.Mrs Statham, 33, was driving back from visiting family and friends in Birmingham with her husband and sons Reece, 13, Jay, nine, and Mason, 20 months, and 10-week-old baby daughter Ellouise, when the crash happened.
Mr Da Silva, 46, who lives in Murcia, Spain, denies six charges of causing death by dangerous driving and six alternative charges of causing death by careless driving at Chester Crown Court.Mr Da Silva, 46, who lives in Murcia, Spain, denies six charges of causing death by dangerous driving and six alternative charges of causing death by careless driving at Chester Crown Court.
The jury will resume its deliberations on Monday.