DFDS-brandstifters retssag er udsat

Boden George Hughes, 26, der er anklaget for at starte en brand på en af DFDS’ Nordsø-færger King Seaways, da skibet var på vej til Amsterdam, hævder via sine forsvarere, at retten ikke har kompetence i hans sag. Sagen blev derfor udsat.

”Boden Hughes, sagen er udsat i dag. Du bliver ikke bedt om at formelt at tage stilling til anklagerne, fordi der skal træffes en juridisk afgørelse, om hvor vidt Crown Court har kompetence i din sag”, sagde dommer Jeremy Freedman.

Boden George Hughes står anklaget for brandstiftelse og slagsmål efter brand på et DFDS- skib der var på vej fra North Shields til Amsterdam den 28. december 2013. Seks mennesker måtte hejses fra skibet, og 15 andre kom til skade.

Hughes ' juridiske team hævder, at fordi skibet var i internationalt farvand, har Newcastle Crown Court ikke kompetence til at behandle sagen.

Den anklagede, fra Fullwell Road, Sunderland, optrådte i retten via en videoforbindelse fra fængslet, men kom ikke med udtalelser.

Retten blev enig om, at der skal afholdes en høring den 8. maj for at drøfte spørgsmålet om jurisdiktion. Anklagemyndigheden sagde, at man ville argumentere imod forsvarets påstand. En foreløbig dato for retssagen er blevet fastsat til den 30. juni.

Kilde: BBC

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