A mistrial has been declared in the California murder trial of New Zealander Clinton Thinn after the jury couldn't reach a verdict. Clinton Thinn, the step-brother of National MP Nikki Kaye, is accused of strangling his cellmate Lyle Woodward at a jail in San Diego in late 2016 after his arrest for an attempted bank robbery in Chula Vista California. Neal Putnam is a reporter with The Star News in Chula Vista.
"They all thought he was guilty but they couldn't agree on what the crime was, whether it was first-degree, second-degree or voluntary manslaughter."
"The jury was a little frustrated, they said they tried but just couldn't do it," he said.
