A man jailed for raping and threatening to kill his wife has begun an appeal because he felt that there were not enough Muslims on the jury.
The 43-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was jailed for ten years after being convicted at the Central Criminal Court last year. His appeal claimed that he was faced with a jury of “homogeneous” white Catholics and that jurors were not given a tailored warning addressing the potential for racial bias. [The Times (£)] Read more
