New trial to be held next week over death of Stephen Walsh in Mapperley

A new trial will now be held over the death of Stephen Walsh

The jury in a manslaughter trial has been dismissed and a new trial scheduled for next week.

Oliver Brown, 21, of Digby Avenue, Mapperley, is charged with the manslaughter of Stephen Walsh, 37, following an alleged “road rage” attack outside his home in Blenheim Avenue, Mapperley, on the evening of Sunday 29 July 2018.

Brown’s girlfriend Roseann Newton, 21, of Findern Green, Sneinton, is also charged with assisting an offender in connection with the incident.

The trial is set to restart at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday 29 April and Brown and Newton remain on conditional bail until the hearing.