Trial due to begin of pair accused over murder of man found injured in shallow grave
The trial is set to start of a man and woman who face a murder charge over a man found badly hurt in a shallow grave.
Darren Bonner, 24, from Sunderland, died in hospital two weeks after he was found by a dog walker at a beauty spot in Creswell, Northumberland, in July.
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Hide AdRichard Spottiswood, 33, of Canterbury Way, Jarrow, and Lucy Burn, 29, of Burns Close, South Shields, are both accused of his murder.
They initially faced a charge of attempted murder, before Mr Bonner died.
The court has previously heard their trial could last around 10 days.