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  1. Mick and Mairead Philpott have been charged with murder, police say. They will appear before magistrates tomorrow. #derby #fire about 20 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
  2. Shafilea Ahmed trial adjourned until tomorrow. 7:08 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  3. @louisetickle I missed your radio interview as I'm in court. Good luck and all great, thanks. Xx 4:46 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to louisetickle
  4. 'No,' Alesha Ahmed replies. 'At the time I was basically covering up everything my parents had done.' #shafileatrial 4:22 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  5. Defence suggest 'there was no pressure' from their parents for Shafilea re school and it was bec she didn't want to be put back a year.' 4:21 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  6. @horatiomo thanks 3:51 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to horatiomo
  7. Defence barrister Tom Bayliss QC says on Aug 25 2010 'you had a conversion to telling the truth?' 'Yes,' replies Alesha ahmed. 3:47 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  8. 'You feel torn because you are not telling the truth?' Defence. 'I feel torn because they are my parents.' Alesha. #shafileatrial 3:42 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  9. 'I've got my sister who's dead on one side (sobs) and my parents whom I care about,' Alesha Ahmed.#shafileatrial 3:40 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  10. 'You did it to get yourself out of trouble.' Alesha 'it didn't get me out of trouble. At the of the day I still feel really torn..' 3:39 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  11. Defence - 'you played your trump card didn't you and decided to tell the police it was your parents who killed your sister and..' 3:37 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  12. Defence 'you say your Mum and Dad set it up to frame you.' Alesha - 'Yes.' 'And it was a lie.' 'Yes.' #shafileatrial 3:26 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  13. 'Even now I can't make sense of how it came about..who was truly involved in the robbery. I obviously accept that it was my way out.' Alesha 3:23 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  14. 'You, Alesha Ahmed tell lies to get yourself out of trouble. You tell lies about your family' - defence. 'On that occasion, yes.' (Robbery) 3:05 AM May 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  • Name Helen Carter
  • Location north west England
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  • Bio Guardian staff journalist since 1998. Visiting Fellow in Journalism at Liverpool Hope University. These are my views etc Also at @GdnNortherner
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