Decision expected today on Somerset murder case

35-year-old Collin Reeves has always admitted killing Stephen and Jennifer Chapple in Norton Fitzwarren last November.

Author: Iona Stewart-RichardsonPublished 17th Jun 2022

We could have a decision today in the case of whether a man from Somerset murdered his neighbours.

Former soldier 35-year-old Collin Reeves has always admitted killing Stephen and Jennifer Chapple in Norton Fitzwarren last November.

But he says it was manslaughter by diminished responsibility because of serious mental health issues.

A jury at Bristol Crown Court began its deliberations yesterday.

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