The evidence heard so far in the trial of the man accused of murdering teenager Alex Rodda

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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

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direct to your inboxA teenager accused of murdering a schoolboy told a jury he felt 'ashamed' at the 'pain' he had caused, adding: "The killing... I’ll never forget that."Matthew Mason, 19, is on trial at Chester Crown Court.He admits killing 15-year-old Alex Rodda in woodland in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year, but denies murder.The jury has heard Mr Mason paid the Holmes Chapel High School pupil more than £2,000 over a three-week period.

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 inboxJurors have retired to consider their verdicts in the trial of two men accused of murdering a man in Wythenshawe.Aiden Matthews, 30, and Joseph Stott, 33, deny murdering 23-year-old David Allan.Mr Matthews has admitted manslaughter.The jury retired after a two week trial at Manchester Crown Court.They have heard that on the day of Mr Allan's death, he had pushed a boy off his bike.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN

direct to your inboxLawyers made their closing arguments to the jury as the trial into the killing of David Allan in Wythenshawe reaches its final stages.Mr Allan, 23, died after being attacked in the street following a row over a bike.Aiden Matthews, 30, and Joseph Stott, 33, deny murder.Mr Matthews has admitted manslaughter.Jurors at Manchester Crown Court have heard that earlier on June 4, Mr Allan pushed a boy off his bike.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your

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.

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

direct to your inboxA binman has described the moment he found alleged murder victim Alex Rodda's body.Matthew Mason is on trial at Chester Crown Court accused of murdering the 15-year-old, whose body was found in woodland near the Cheshire village of Ashley, near Hale Barns, on December 13 last year.The trial has previously heard how Mr Mason had allegedly murdered the schoolboy because 'he didn't want to know anyone he was gay'.

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direct to your inboxA schoolboy found dead in the woods had been given 'hush money' by the young man accused of murdering him to keep their sexual relationship secret - and 'saw it as a game', a jury has heard.Matthew Mason, 19, beat Alex Rodda to death with a large metal wrench in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year, prosecutors have said.The Crown claims Mr Mason, who was 18 at the time, killed Alex because he was being blackmailed after paying him for sex.Prosecutors allege Mr Mason