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LFP justice reporter Jane Sims has covered the 10-week trial of Carlos Guerra Guerra, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Josue Silva at a 2021 bush party in southwest London. With the jurors now deliberating, here is what they didn’t hear during the trial.
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Emily Altmann and the Crown’s decision to stay her charges
The most stunning moment during the bush party homicide trial happened without the jury knowing: The Crown deciding to stay the charges against co-accused Emily Altmann, meaning she was no longer on trial and could exit the London courthouse with no criminal liability hanging over her for the first time in three years. READ MORE
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A doctor’s daughter, a wannabe rapper, a deadly shooting
Wannabe rapper and accused murderer Carlos Guerra Guerra was in the middle of a strange love triangle. There were two women in his life, one who pined for him, Emily Altmann, and the other he pined for. READ MORE
Gun talk between Big Bloody Barlos and Chapz
Carlos Guerra Guerra, also known as Big Bloody Barlos, insisted under oath that he never intended to use the loaded handgun he was carrying the night he fatally shot Josue Silva at a southwest London bush party and only had it with him to use as a prop in one of his rap music videos. Extensive text messages with former best friend Dylan Schaap, nicknamed Chapz, who has already pleaded guilty in the case, showed a shared interest in getting a gun. READ MORE
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