Oakes guilty verdict
David Oakes is found guilty of the murder of Christine Chambers and their daughter Shania. He'll be sentenced later.
Oakes guilty verdict - reaction
by Matthew Hudson
David Oakes has been jailed for life at Chelmsford Crown Court for the murders of Christine Chambers and their two-year-old daughter.
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David Oakes has been jailed for life at Chelmsford Crown Court for the murders of Christine Chambers and their two-year-old daughter.
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Oakes guilty verdict - family's statement
Statement from the family of Christine Chambers following David Oakes' conviction for her murder and that of their daughter Shania.
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David Oakes has been found guilty of the murder of Christine Chambers and their daughter Shania. Watch Matthew Hudson's lunchtime report.
Read the full storyOakes absent for verdict
The jury has found David Oakes guilty of the murder of his former-partner Christine Chambers and their daughter Shania after nearly nine hours of deliberation.
Oakes, of Canney Road, Steeple, Essex, missed large parts of the trail, and was not in court to hear the verdict.
David Oakes guilty
David Oakes guilty
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Murder trial latest
The jury in the trial of a man accused of shooting dead his ex-partner and their daughter will return to Chelmsford Crown Court today to consider its verdict.
50-year-old David Oakes denies killing Christine Chambers and two-year-old Shania at their home in Braintree last year.
Jury out in murder trial
The jury in the trial of David Oakes returns to court to continue considering its verdict.
Read the full storyOakes murder trial - jury goes out
The jury in the trial of David Oakes has retired to consider its verdict. Oakes, 50, is accused of murdering former partner Christine Chambers and their 2-year-old daughter Shania in Braintree.
Oakes was not in court yesterday for the Judge's summing up, but is in attendance today. He denies murder.
Hannah Pettifer reports on the David Oakes murder trial
The judge in the trial of David Oakes - the man accused of murdering his former partner and their daughter, has been summing up the case today. The 50-year-old denies killing Christine Chambers and their two year old daughter Shania in Braintree last year.
