I can’t say for sure as no experience with jury service at all but I’d say highly unlikely it’s any kind of scheduled life event like holiday or wedding etc. based on my parent’s work in court. They would potentially be in contempt of court for going to anything that hadn’t been agreed and allowed. I think at this stage any allowances would have to be extreme circumstances. Family member as an expert witness has been threatened with contempt of court on the odd occasion

(my graduation being one) and was famous for having been heard muttering that the judge could fuck himself

#proud
There have even been times when they’ve offered to send a car at their expense to get them to court so I would have thought a childcare issue might be covered by the second day, so I think probably unlikely

a significantly poorly child needing it’s parent would be a different scenario though so sincerely hope it’s not that.
A bereavement maybe but if we think about the last time that sadly happened, they only reported on why there was a break once they all came back to court.
If I remember correctly, the time there was a break for the juror with the medical emergency- we only knew about this at the time because of our secret squirrels at court, so it could still be illness related and we might never know or JG will give a little talk when they’re back Monday and say what reason it was.
I think covid or sickness bug is quite likely as it was two off at once. I do agree though that the frequency of Mondays and after big football matches was very suspicious at times though

who knows. I can’t really imagine how it must feel to have been on this case for so long and how hard it’s all been, I would like to think it’s something really unavoidable and they’re all aware of the magnitude of everything

Here’s to Monday and a guilty verdict not long after.
BBQ here tonight if the sun stays out
