Murder trial latest - Jury considers verdict
Date published: 17 December 2008
The Jury is spending its fourth day in discussions in the murder trial of Littleborough taxi driver Michael Bamford.
Arguments were concluded on Thursday (11 December) and the Jury went out to make a decision.
Ivy Sutcliffe, 61, died from a bullet to the head at her luxury home in Harare, Zimbabwe, where she and Bamford lived.
Mr Bamford, 51, of Church Street, claims his wife committed suicide in front of him with a pistol.
He denies murder.
Ivy Sutcliffe was originally from the Rochdale area, was shot in the head on Monday 2 August 2004 at her luxury home on the outskirts of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, where she had lived with her husband since 2000.
The couple were married there in May of 2004, having known each other for ten years.
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