The not guilty verdicts delivered today in the trial of Gable Tostee were delayed by almost an hour after a juror was found to have spoken about the case on their Instagram account.
Justice John Byrne said it was “disappointing” the individual identified themselves as a juror in the highly publicised trial, and it’s been reported the trial was almost thrown out because of the issue.
Judge says a jury member released info on Gable Tostee trial via Instagram!! almost aborts trial. LIVE now on Seven News
— Chris Reason (@ChrisReason7) October 20, 2016
While Justice Byrne spoke about the serious implications of the Instagram comments, he later deemed the issue was not serious enough to necessitate a mistrial.
Tostee was found not guilty for murder, and not guilty for manslaughter, regarding the 2014 death of Warriena Wright.
Source: Greg Stolz / Chris Reason / Kate Kyriacou / Twitter.
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