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| Arrests due in Jessie death probe | Arrests due in Jessie death probe |
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| Detectives investigating the death of Jessie James are set to arrest two people on suspicion of his murder. | |
| The announcement came after the inquest into Jessie's death at Manchester Crown Court was adjourned because of a "significant development". | |
| Pete Weatherby, the barrister for Jessie's family, said a new witness had come forward with vital information. | |
| Jessie was shot three times as he rode his bike through a park in Moss Side, Manchester, in September. | |
| The dramatic development was announced as the public inquest into the schoolboy's death entered its third and final day. | The dramatic development was announced as the public inquest into the schoolboy's death entered its third and final day. |
| All I want is justice for Jessie at the end of the day so, we are just anxiously waiting to hear of the development Barbara Reid, Jessie's mother | |
| Mr Weatherby told the court: "My understanding is that as a result of these new pieces of evidence there is now going to be arrests in respect of this murder." | Mr Weatherby told the court: "My understanding is that as a result of these new pieces of evidence there is now going to be arrests in respect of this murder." |
| Mr Weatherby said the new witness had come forward through a religious leader from Moss Side. | Mr Weatherby said the new witness had come forward through a religious leader from Moss Side. |
| "It is that evidence that has been concerning us and now it's in a form that would be admissible in a court of law," he added. | "It is that evidence that has been concerning us and now it's in a form that would be admissible in a court of law," he added. |
| After a short adjournment, Mr Meadows told the hearing he was adjourning the inquest to give police time to make further inquiries in light of the new evidence. | After a short adjournment, Mr Meadows told the hearing he was adjourning the inquest to give police time to make further inquiries in light of the new evidence. |
| "I don't know how long it will take police to make further inquiries. The hearing is adjourned pending further police inquiries," he told the court. | "I don't know how long it will take police to make further inquiries. The hearing is adjourned pending further police inquiries," he told the court. |
| Anonymous testimony | Anonymous testimony |
| Speaking outside court, Det Supt Shaun Donnellan, of Greater Manchester Police, said the witness had come forward as a "direct result of the success of the public inquest". | Speaking outside court, Det Supt Shaun Donnellan, of Greater Manchester Police, said the witness had come forward as a "direct result of the success of the public inquest". |
| "Somebody has come forward and done the right thing and as senior investigating officer in this inquiry I am appealing for other people to be as brave," he said. | "Somebody has come forward and done the right thing and as senior investigating officer in this inquiry I am appealing for other people to be as brave," he said. |
| Speaking after the hearing finished, Jessie's mother Barbara Reid, said she was very pleased someone had come forward. | |
| "All I want is justice for Jessie at the end of the day so, we are just anxiously waiting to hear of the developments," she said. | |
| Witness XZ will be afforded the same anonymity as other previous witnesses during the inquest. | |
| Jessie was shot and killed as he rode his bike near Broadfield Park in Moss Side, Manchester, on 9 September 2006. | Jessie was shot and killed as he rode his bike near Broadfield Park in Moss Side, Manchester, on 9 September 2006. |