Mistrial declared in Cosby case

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania: The defence side in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial declared victory on Friday and was on the attack after jurors deadlocked and the judge declared a mistrial. Spokesperson Andrew Wyatt said yesterday “Cosby’s power is back”.

His wife, Camille Cosby, slammed prosecutors for bringing the case to court.

She called District Attorney Kevin Steele “heinously and exploitively ambitious”.

She also attacked the judge, the accuser’s lawyers and the media. The jury deliberated for more than 52 hours on charges that Cosby drugged and molested Andrea Constand in his Philadelphia area home in 2004.

Steele says he will retry the comedian on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. – AP