Jury discharged in trial of man accused of murdering father at farm

Jury is discharged in trial of man, 43, accused of murdering father who was tortured and killed at farmhouse

  • Christopher Guest More Jr, 43, is accused of the murder of Brian Waters, 44 
  • Mr Waters was tortured and killed at Burnt House Farm in Tabley in June 2003 
  • On the third day of the trial at Chester Crown Court, the jury was discharged

The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering a father at a Cheshire farmhouse has been discharged.

Christopher Guest More Jr, 43, is accused of the murder of Brian Waters, 44, who was tortured and killed at Burnt House Farm in Tabley, Cheshire on June 19, 2003.

On Thursday, the third day of the trial at Chester Crown Court, the jury was discharged.

Brian Waters

Christopher Guest More Jr (left) was charged with murdering Brian Waters (right), who was killed at a Cheshire farmhouse

Brian Waters was tortured to death in front of his family at this farmhouse in Cheshire

Brian Waters was tortured to death in front of his family at this farmhouse in Cheshire 

A new trial is expected to start on Monday.

More denies the murder of Mr Waters and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm to Mr Waters and another man, Suleman Razak.