A jury has been discharged in the trial of a man accused of threatening his mother with a knife and saying he'd 'kill her'.
Jake Parsons was on trial at Oxford Crown Court after allegations he threatened his mother Sally Parsons at her home in Abingdon in March this year.
The 32-year-old, of no fixed abode, has pleaded not guilty to one count of a threat to kill and one count of threatening his mother with an offensive weapon in a private place, namely a kitchen knife.
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On November 10, the jury retired to consider its verdicts after hearing a summing up of the evidence from Judge Michael Roques and closing speeches from both barristers.
However, on November 12, the jury was discharged after 10 hours and 14 minutes of deliberations.
Judge Roques said: "This is the jury system of justice working as it's supposed to work. You have my very sincere thanks for the hard work you have put into this case."
Prosecution barrister David Jones asked for seven days to consider if a retrial would be sought.
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