Vic: Juror, boss may be charged after no-show at trial

AAP General News (Australia)
04-16-2010
Vic: Juror, boss may be charged after no-show at trial

A juror and his boss could be charged with a criminal offence after he failed to show
for the first day of a murder trial because of work reasons.

The murder trial of elderly Melbourne man PETER CARUSO was due to start in the Victorian
Supreme Court today but will now be held off until Monday .. after the juror contacted
the court and said he was going to work instead.

The juror said his boss wouldn't let him take 15 days off because the small business
was too busy .. and that he'd just had a baby and couldn't afford not to get paid.

But Justice BETTY KING says the juror should have told the court during jury selection
if he doubted he could attend .. and has recommended charges be laid against him and his
boss.

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