Jury deliberates murder trial of David Newton in Cambridge

The jury at Cambridge Crown Court is currently deliberating the case of David Newton, a 70-year-old man accused of murdering his 86-year-old neighbor, Una Crown, in 2013. Crown was found dead with multiple stab wounds and her body set on fire, leading to a trial that has been ongoing for four weeks. The prosecution presented new forensic evidence from 2023, which included male DNA matching Newton's found under Crown's fingernails. Newton, who denies the charges, was previously arrested in 2013 but released without charge due to the initial treatment of the case as non-suspicious. The jury has yet to reach a verdict after 14 hours of deliberation and will continue their discussions. Prosecutor John Price criticized police for their handling of the investigation, while the defense suggested alternate explanations for the DNA evidence.