Judge halts trial of three people accused of Wiltshire murder

The trio have been remanded in custody

Author: Ben Mitchell, PAPublished 26th Mar 2025

A judge has halted the trial of three people accused of the murder of a 48-year-old man in Wiltshire, according to police.

5\3 year old Helen Shakespeare; her daughter Letisha Goodwin, 30; and her partner Anthony Hillier, 33, were on trial at Salisbury Crown Court.

The trio are charged with the murder of Raymond Groves, from Bristol, on July 2nd last year, which they deny.

The trial heard that Mr Groves had been stabbed to death at an address in Easterton, near Devizes.

A Wiltshire Police spokeswoman said that the trial had been adjourned.

The defendants have been remanded in custody for a retrial to be held on a date to be set.

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