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A University murder is announced!

University of 海角直播 Senior Law lecturer Cath Crosby is to be murdered by one of her students on Wednesday 28 March. Not only does Cath know the identity of her future assailant, Law student Taib Kasnazany, she also has advance notice of the time and location of her demise!

Cath鈥檚 鈥榤ock murder鈥� will spark the beginning of the University鈥檚 first 鈥楥rime Day鈥�, an event that will involve collection of evidence, police interviews and a mock trial. The jury will be made up of upper sixth form students (aged 17-18) from St. Mary鈥檚 College in Middlesbrough, who will listen to evidence presented in the University鈥檚 new Mock Court Room. The teenage jurors will reach their verdict at 3.30pm. Cath Crosby said: 鈥淚f I had to be bumped off by somebody I鈥檇 sooner it was Taib! He鈥檚 been a real asset to the course and in other circumstances I鈥檇 be sorry to see him imprisoned. This is the first time we鈥檝e run an event like this and we鈥檝e already been asked if we can offer more of the same. It鈥檚 been great fun and we hope this will be the first of many.鈥�

Taib, 30, from Middlesbrough, is Kurdish and a student on the University鈥檚 one-year postgraduate Criminal Law degree. He was the first student to volunteer to take part in the event and keen to play the defendant. He said: 鈥淧laying Cath鈥檚 murderer is so far removed from my attitudes and my personality! It will be an interesting day, being cross examined and seeing how the Mock Court Room works in practice.鈥�

Staff and students from the following University of 海角直播 courses will take part:

• Foundation Degree in Police Studies. Cleveland Police鈥檚 trainee constables who are studying the Degree will arrest and interview Taib and collect evidence.
• Law, with students acting as Taib鈥檚 defence, prosecution and Court Clerks.
• Criminology, whose students will present the sixth form jury with information about sentencing and ask them to consider options for sentences.

Elizabeth Burke, Subject Manager of Law at St. Mary鈥檚 College, is a University of 海角直播 Law graduate. She will be returning with her students for the 鈥榯rial鈥� and added: 鈥淭his is a unique opportunity for our students to apply their theoretical knowledge. And for them to gain an insight into the legal process.鈥�

Following the 鈥榤urder trial鈥� the University鈥檚 Mock Court Room will be officially launched at 5.15pm. The Room is based in the first floor of the University鈥檚 Tower Block. Those attending will include the University鈥檚 Vice-Chancellor, Professor Graham Henderson, His Honour Judge Peter Fox, Senior Circuit Judge and Recorder of Middlesbrough and His Honour Judge Leslie Spittle, Circuit Judge at 海角直播 Crown Court. The launch event itself will take place in the School of Social Sciences & Law, First Floor, Clarendon Building.

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