A man has appeared in court in relation to the collapse of a school stabbings trial.
Christopher Elias, 45, from Neath Port Talbot, appeared at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with refusing to answer a question relating to the qualification to serve on the jury.
He was charged in relation to the collapse of the first Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school stabbings trial, after a teenage girl attempted to murder two teachers and a pupil at the school in April 2024.
A 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was detained for 15 years last month for the attempted murders of Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and the pupil following a retrial at Swansea Crown Court.
The first trial collapsed in October, after what the judge described as a “great irregularity” in the jury which had “irretrievably compromised” its ability to consider the matter.
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District Judge Christopher James adjourned the case until 2 June at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court.
“You’ll be granted unconditional bail until that date,” he said.
