Jury sworn in for Dando murder retrial
A jury of eight women and four men have been sworn in for the Jill Dando murder trial at the Old Bailey.
They were sworn in today (Wednesday) and then sent away until Monday when prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw will open the case.
The judge, Mr Justice Griffith Williams, told them that they would be visiting the murder scene on Tuesday.
Barry George, 38, of Fulham, west London, is facing a second trial for the killing. He denies murdering BBC television presenter Miss Dando, who was shot in the head on the doorstep of her home in Gowan Avenue, in Fulham, in April 1999.
Miss Dando was born in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. She first found fame as a newsreader and presenter of the BBC's Crimewatch programme, and went on to become one of the best-loved faces on British television.
