This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-32810475
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Susan Workman murder: Killer's family post ad to trace jury | Susan Workman murder: Killer's family post ad to trace jury |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| The family of a man jailed for murdering his ex-wife have taken out a newspaper advert in an attempt to trace the jurors involved in his trial, prompting a police investigation. | The family of a man jailed for murdering his ex-wife have taken out a newspaper advert in an attempt to trace the jurors involved in his trial, prompting a police investigation. |
| Ian Workman, of Turton, Lancashire, was jailed for life in 2011 after he was convicted of stabbing Susan Workman to death in a row over their divorce. | Ian Workman, of Turton, Lancashire, was jailed for life in 2011 after he was convicted of stabbing Susan Workman to death in a row over their divorce. |
| The advert appealed for the jury to take part in a "documentary". | The advert appealed for the jury to take part in a "documentary". |
| Police said they were investigating to see if any crime has been committed. | Police said they were investigating to see if any crime has been committed. |
| The advert, published in the Lancashire Evening Post on 30 April, offered £1,000 for the jury members to give their opinion on "new evidence" relating to the conviction of millionaire car dealer Workman. | The advert, published in the Lancashire Evening Post on 30 April, offered £1,000 for the jury members to give their opinion on "new evidence" relating to the conviction of millionaire car dealer Workman. |
| At no stage did it mention it had been placed by associates of Mr Workman, but his son Grant confirmed to the newspaper that they were responsible for it. | At no stage did it mention it had been placed by associates of Mr Workman, but his son Grant confirmed to the newspaper that they were responsible for it. |
| 'Legal advice' | 'Legal advice' |
| He said the plan was to create a film of the jurors discussing fresh evidence about the case and publish it on YouTube. | He said the plan was to create a film of the jurors discussing fresh evidence about the case and publish it on YouTube. |
| Mr Workman said the family had taken legal advice and were confident they were doing nothing wrong in placing the advert. | Mr Workman said the family had taken legal advice and were confident they were doing nothing wrong in placing the advert. |
| Under the Juries Act 1974, it is an offence to disclose information about a jury's deliberations or to solicit or obtain such information. | Under the Juries Act 1974, it is an offence to disclose information about a jury's deliberations or to solicit or obtain such information. |
| Workman, who has now been in prison for more than four years, stabbed his former wife once in the chest. | |
| He then inflicted wounds to his own stomach in a bid to disguise his crime and told police his ex-wife had attacked him, Preston Crown Court heard. | He then inflicted wounds to his own stomach in a bid to disguise his crime and told police his ex-wife had attacked him, Preston Crown Court heard. |
| Workman, then aged 58, has always maintained his innocence and claimed his ex-wife's injuries were self-inflicted. | Workman, then aged 58, has always maintained his innocence and claimed his ex-wife's injuries were self-inflicted. |