Phone-hacking trial: Rebekah Brooks' mother is called as a witness
- Journalist tells court she was source of Paul McCartney story
- Brooks’ mother tells of weekend daughter was arrested
- Brooks defence rests its case
Court resumed this morning to hear witnesses called by defendant Rebekah Brooks in her defence on charges of conspiracy to illegally intercept voicemails, pervert the course of justice and commit misconduct in a public office. The first witness called was Annette Witheridge, a New York-based freelance journalist.
The witness was then shown a News of the World article from June 2002 headlined “War of the Rings” about an argument between Paul McCartney and his then fiancée Heather Mills which led to Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
