Barry Bennell trial: jurors urged to set aside 'revulsion'

Ex-coach became ‘sitting target’ after admitting to child sexual offences, says defence barrister

Jurors in the trial of former football coach Barry Bennell should put aside their distaste for him as they consider their verdicts, his defence barrister has said.

Eleanor Laws QC told Liverpool crown court that the 64-year-old had become a “sitting target” after admitting to child sexual offences in the 1990s.

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