Jo Yeates’ landlord’s libel case

[#1]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14339807
Good! Hope it is a large payout. Tabloids……..don’t you just love them

[#2]

I wonder if his police DNA record has been expunged?

[#3]

Serves them right for a load of malicious gossip masquerading as news
Re DNA - no chance

[#4]

The papers are going to appeal and they might just win !
They argue that what they printed could not affect his trial in any way because the charges were dropped and he would not be going on trial ?
Interesting to see the outcome on this.

[#5]

but he wanted locking up for that combover 

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The High Court fined the Daily Mirror £50,000 and the Sun £18,000 for being in contempt of court by "vilifying" early suspect Christopher Jefferies. The attorney general said they had engaged in a "feeding frenzy". The Mirror has said it will appeal.

[#7]

Peanuts to them though isn't it.
At the end of the day they made an innocent mans life difficult, and they've got off with a punishment that is water off a ducks back.

[#8]

He was virtually tried by the court of Black Adder.
He's a witch, you can tell by his hair cut.

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Quote from: okrzynska

Peanuts to them though isn't it.

How do we know? The figures have not been released.  The payments by 8 newspapers are confidential. Only 2 amounts have been released in respect of contempt of court by 2 newspapers.