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Jury in Diana inquest begins considering verdict

The jury at an inquest into Princess Diana's death began considering their verdict on Wednesday after spending almost six months listening to more than 250 witnesses. "There is no pressure of time.

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Take as long as is necessary," Lord Justice Scott Baker, the presiding judge, said. Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed died in August 1997 when their Mercedes, driven by chauffeur Henri Paul, crashed in a Paris road tunnel whilst being pursued by paparazzi. Scott Baker told the jury they could reach one of five possible verdicts at the end of a case that has sparked worldwide interest. They could decide Diana's death was accidental or opt for unlawful killing through gross negligence either by her chauffeur Henri Paul, by "following vehicles,"or by both. The fifth option, which could give renewed life to the conspiracy theories that have surrounded Diana's death for the past decade, is an open verdict if the 11-member jury find there is insufficient evidence to support any substantive verdict. The inquest was delayed for 10 years because Britain had to wait for the French legal process and then a British police investigation to run their course before it could begin. Both police inquiries concluded the crash was a tragic accident caused by the chauffeur being drunk and driving too fast.

03 April 2008, Thursday

REUTERS  LONDON

   

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