The jury in the trial of a man accused of attempting to murder his ex-fiancé and her boyfriend, by cutting their throats, are still considering the verdicts..
Bharat Soma, 26, of Stroud Road, North Evington, denies the attempted murder of, Darshana Narotam, 17, and Prashant Govinde, 22, on the afternoon of January 19.
They couple were walking home after visiting local shops on East Park Road, Spinney Hills, in Leicester, when Soma allegedly attacked them in the street with a knife.
Soma also denies inflicting grievous bodily harm upon a 15-year-old boy, who suffered a cut hand with severed tendons whilst trying to help injured Darshana and Prashant, who survived life-threatening injuries.
Adrienne Lucking QC, prosecuting, alleges that Soma attacked the young couple "in revenge" for being jilted by Darshana.
She had eloped with Prashant, to avoid an arranged marriage with Soma, Leicester Crown Court was told.
Darshana's father, Narotam Deugi, 41, and mother, Parvati Natu, 42, of Belmont Avenue, Wembley, are also on trial.
Both parents deny falsely imprisoning her by allegedly locking her in her bedroom and Deugi denies common assault upon her.
Deugi and four of Darshana's other relatives, all from Wembley, deny kidnapping Prashant's father, in an effort to establish the runaway couple's whereabouts.
They are: Jignesh Devgi, 31, an uncle, of Bridgewater Road, Harshad Jagdish, 25, an uncle, of Bridgewater Road, Shantilal Natu, 37, an uncle, of Belmont Avenue, and Kaushik Meghji, 18, a cousin, of Heather Park Parade.
The jury first retired on Friday morning and resumed deliberations today (MONDAY), in the seventh week of the trial.
No verdicts have yet been announced in relation to any of the charges.
High Court Judge, Mr Justice Saunders, sent the jury home overnight and they are due to continue considering the evidence Tuesday morning.
