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'Vampire' trial: Jury goes out.


A JURY has yet to reach a verdict in the gruesome case of an alleged teenage "vampire" murderer.

A 17-year-old youth is accused of slaying 90-year-old Mabel Leyshon in a satanic ritual killing Noun 1. ritual killing - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
sacrifice

animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
 last November.

He allegedly cut out her heart and drank her blood "to become immortal". She had been knifed 22 times.

The youth denies murdering the pensioner PENSIONER. One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. It is more usually applied to him who receives an annuity or pension from the government.  at her bungalow in Llanfair PG, Anglesey.

Jurors at Mold Crown Court were sent home after retiring yesterday afternoon. They will continue their deliberations today.
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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Aug 2, 2002
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