Teenager accused of murdering Alex Rodda tells jury he feels 'ashamed' at 'pain' he has caused, adding: 'The killing... I’ll never forget that'

direct to your inboxThe family of Alex Rodda have paid tribute to their 'wonderful' boy after his killer was convicted of murder. Jurors at Chester Crown Court found Matthew Mason, 19, who had denied the charge, guilty after over nine hours of deliberations.

direct to your inboxA teenager has been found guilty of the murder of schoolboy Alex Rodda.Jurors at Chester Crown Court found Matthew Mason, 19, who had denied the charge, guilty after nine hours and 31 minutes of deliberation by a 10-2 majority.The trial heard Mason, of Ash Farm in Ollerton, Knutsford, had been having underage sex with the 15-year-old in the months leading up to his death, and then killed him to prevent being exposed.Mason had paid Alex, who lived in Pickmere, near Knutsford,

direct to your inboxA jury was told how Alex Rodda's 'life was cut short before it had really begun' as prosecution and defence lawyers delivered their closing speeches in a trial today.Matthew Mason, 19, is charged with beating the schoolboy to death with a large metal tool in a woodland area near the village of Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year.Mr Mason, then 18, murdered the 15-year-old after they entered into a sexual relationship, the prosecution alleges.He paid Alex more than

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter herePart of the East Lancs Road has been closed this morning due to icy weather conditions.Drivers have been warned to avoid the stretch of road between Haydock Island and Golborne Island if they are travelling towards west towards Manchester.The road was shut from around 10am after emergency services were called to deal with crashes caused by the ice.One crashwhich happened at around 9am involved a van which flipped

has been lying about her Spanish heritage. «A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes,» the quote reads. In response to the post, Instagram user @Bmimbaugh wrote, «Like your wife being Spanish when she lived In Massachusetts her entire life.

Alec Baldwin has never been one to hold back from speaking his mind, and it looks like 2020 is no different!

Alec Baldwin snapped at several Instagram users as questions about wife Hilaria Baldwin’s background continue to make headlines.The 62-year-old posted a Mark Twain quote about lying on Monday, December 28, the day after social media users accused the 36-year-old former yoga instructor of faking her Spanish heritage.“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes,” the quote read.It didn’t take long for things to get tense in the comments section of the

Alec Baldwin is continuing to stick up for his wife Hilaria following the recent accent controversy.

(complete with a fake accent)—only this time he's telling an Instagram follower to "go f*ck yourself."Alec's comment was left on the below post—a quote from Mark Twain that reads, "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."Obviously, the comments are largely full of people calling out Hilaria and dropping cucumber emojis (lol), and—as first reported—Alec responded with "go f*ck yourself" to someone who wrote "Like your wife being Spanish when she lived

direct to your inboxA judge has addressed the jury in the final day of a trial of a young man accused of murdering Alex Rodda.Matthew Mason, 19, is charged with beating the schoolboy to death with a large metal tool in a woodland area near the village of Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year.Mr Mason, then 18, murdered the 15-year-old after they entered into a sexual relationship, the Crown alleges.He paid Alex more than £2,000 over a three-week period after Alex allegedly threatened to

direct to your inboxThe young man accused of murdering a schoolboy wept in the witness box as he told a jury: "I still accept my actions caused the death of Alex Rodda."Matthew Mason, 19, also told jurors Alex was still breathing when he left him in the woods after hitting him over the head with a spanner during a scuffle.The teenager said he threw the 15-year-old's phone out of his car having driven away from the scene, but returned 'mainly to move him' after realising he had died.Mr Mason is

direct to your inboxA trial has heard about the moment a police officer smashed a car window and pulled a young man out before he was arrested on suspicion of murdering a Cheshire schoolboy. The evidence came after a jury was told about the 'violent and repetitive' attack - consisting of 'at least 15 separate blows with a blunt-shaped weapon' - said to have been launched on Alex Rodda.

Paramount Pictures and Hasbro/eOne are on a great quest for an actor to play a fantasy hero and they may have just found them. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that “Star Trek” franchise actor Chris Pine is now in talks with the studio to take the heroic lead in their upcoming “Dungeons & Dragons” remake.

direct to your inboxThe ex-girlfriend of the alleged murderer of Alex Rodda said he 'confessed' to killing him in a prison visit, a jury was told.Matthew Mason, aged 19, is charged with the murder of the schoolboy, whose body was found in woodland near the village of Ashley, in Cheshire, on December 13 last year.A trial at Chester Crown Court has previously heard how Mr Mason, then 18, allegedly murdered the 15-year-old because he ‘didn’t want anyone to know he was gay’.Prosecutors initially

Also Read: 'Dungeons & Dragons': Jonathan Goldstein and Jonathan Francis Daley in Talks to Direct Film at ParamountThe film based on the tabletop fantasy game “Dungeons & Dragons,” or “D&D” as it’s often called by gamers and the kids on “Stranger Things,” will be one of the first under Hasbro’s AllSpark Pictures banner. The company also has projects inspired by other toys including “Mr.