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They left the final venue at closing time.

The complainer spent the evening of Sunday 20 July 1997 in a number of bars with several colleagues. "On 21 July 1997 in George Street, Edinburgh did assault Brian Ward.and did present a knife at him and did strike him repeatedly on the head and body with a knife to his severe injury and to the danger of his life and did attempt to murder him". On the appellant was convicted by a majority verdict of a charge The jury forewoman confirmed that the 12 members had not reached a verdict on the two remaining men and they were advised that having found Parry not guilty of murder, they could not longer consider Pawley or Brading guilty of murder and must now reconvene to consider their verdict regarding the lesser charge of manslaughter.Respondent: Doherty, Q.C., A.D. He was then trapped under the van for nearly one kilometre until the van veered left down the off-slip to Devonport where his body - suffering multiple injuries - was finally dislodged.

Parry, of Wright Close, Devonport, has previously pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Crawford, who died on the evening of May 12 this year following the collision.ĭashcam and cab-cam footage repeatedly shown to the jury tracked Parry as he entered the A38 on-slip, accelerated towards Mr Crawford's 2,000cc black Kawasaki before striking his back wheel, which threw him back onto the bonnet and into the air before he fell under the vehicle. One person left the public gallery at this stage in proceedings, moving past the dozen or so friends and family of 59-year-old David Crawford, all of whom have remained calm and composed throughout the lengthy trial.

There was little reaction from Parry, aged 42, as he stood in the dock, with his co-accused Chad Brading and Thomas Pawley standing behind him, flanked by dock officers. Asked for the verdict with regard to the count of murder against Benjamin Parry, the forewoman said their verdict was not guilty.

The forewoman of the jury was asked by the clerk of the court if all 12 members had come to a verdict, to which she replied they had. A man who slammed his Ford Transit van into a motorcyclist before dragging him nearly a kilometre along the A38 has been cleared of murder - but has already pleaded guilty to manslaughter.