A BARRISTER had to pay £10 after his mobile phone rang in a murder trial.
Jonathan Goldberg QCs phone rang while he was questioning a witness in the trial of Graham Redford, who is accused of shooting Stacey Lloyd at a Radcliffe industrial unit.
Mr Goldberg apologised to Judge Clement Goldstone at Manchester Crown Court, who said: "I have a rule in my court and it's a £10 donation for charity. It will be £30 for a second offence."
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